Arthur Griffin
At-Large · Health and Human Services Chair · 2nd Term
Arthur Griffin serves as an at-large member of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners and chairs the Health and Human Services Committee. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel serving in his second term.
Chair Jerrell described Griffin as “an unrelenting advocate for career readiness, access to care, along with services and resources for our most vulnerable populations. He is the conscience of this board.”
Under Griffin’s HHS Committee oversight, the county runs SNAP Double Bucks supporting more than 1,000 households, the Healthy Corner Store Initiative that served 1,000 residents in its first two months, congregate meal sites delivering 100,000 meals, and a food distribution network that provided 161,000 pounds of fresh produce to seniors. The federal government shutdown disrupted SNAP benefits for 140,000 Mecklenburg residents — 63,000 families — putting Griffin’s committee at the center of the county’s emergency response.
In The Mercury
Mecklenburg Invested $390M in New Jobs, $334.6M in Housing, and Still Had to Feed 140,000 Residents
State of the County · SNAP crisis and health services
Mecklenburg Spent $64.5M on a Community Resource Center. Three Commissioners Want to Rethink the Model.
CRC oversight and human services delivery
CMS Asks Mecklenburg County for $698.6 Million
Education funding and county budget
North Carolina Is Last in the Country. Mecklenburg’s Board Said So Out Loud.
State education funding gap
Mecklenburg Commissioners Hear Housing Appeals, Reset A Home for All
Housing policy and board actions
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