DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved legislation sponsored by District 5 Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson and District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw that will provide funding to 100 Black Men of DeKalb, Southern Christian Leadership Conference W.O.M.E.N, Inc., and DeKalb County Accountability Courts.
Based on the legislation approved, Davis Johnson allocated $50,000 to 100 Black Men of DeKalb and $25,000 to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference W.O.M.E.N, Inc. Bradshaw allocated $60,000 of District 4 reserve funds for DeKalb County Accountability Courts, including drug court, DeKalb County Felony Mental Health Court, DeKalb County Veterans Treatment Court, and DUI Accountability courts.