Fairfax County’s social service programs are facing a budget shortfall this year as state and federal funding dry up, and officials are scrambling to find more money before the gap grows even bigger next year.

The Community Services Board says it’s $8 million short this year, which includes $4 million in payroll costs and $4 million in operating costs previously covered by state and federal funding. To offset those costs next year, county supervisors agreed this year to set up a $4 million reserve fund for the board, but with the caveat that the Services Board starts identifying other funding sources.

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