Title
Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center’s Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) juvenile victim advocate and mental health staff grant, award by the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, including grant funding of $219,591.
Staff Summary
• The Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center/ Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office has been awarded $219,591 in grant funds from the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI)
• The grant term is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
• The Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center will use the funds to fund the salary and fringe benefits for the continuation of the Juvenile Victim Advocate, as well as a LCCAC/LCHD Senior Therapist and contract additional mental health facilitation.
• Funding for these positions and grant exist in the Lake County State’s Attorney’s approved FY 2023 budget.
• If funding for these positions ends, and new funding is not secured, the positions will be eliminated.
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) has renewed a 12 month Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant for the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center to provide advocacy and mental health services to child victims during the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS the grant funds of $219,591 will provide salary and benefits for a Victim Advocate, Senior Therapist and contract mental health facilitation;
WHEREAS it is necessary to authorize the renewal as described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the Program Agreement with the CACI for Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center to provide advocacy and mental health services to child victims as set forth by National Children’s Alliance standards, for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the grant program expenses are already appropriated in the State’s Attorney’s approved FY 2023 budget in account 101-3302010-51110, 74080, 74100, 74110, and 79940 with offsetting revenue in the amount of $219,591 budgeted in account 101-3302010-45334; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office shall serve as the project director for the program, and accurate records of all necessary grant compliance requirements shall be kept by the Lake County Children’s Advocacy Center; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Board, the Lake County State’s Attorney, and Lake County Treasurer are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documentation to accept the grant renewal.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 8, 2023.