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Joint Resolution authorizing the execution of Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, and an emergency appropriation of $395,984 for the Lake County Family Visitation and Exchange Center.
Staff Summary
· Lake County has received a $395,984 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women for the period October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2011 to establish a Family Visitation and Exchange Center for families with a history of domestic violence or child abuse.
· The 19th Judicial Circuit will partner with A Safe Place to develop and implement this program.
· The grant will fund one (1) year of planning activities and two (2) years of implementation with no local match required.
· This resolution appropriates the $395,984 in new funding and authorizes the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women offers funding through the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program to increase supervised visitation and safe exchange options for families with a history of domestic violence or child abuse; and
WHEREAS, the grant program funds one year of planning and development activities and the first two years of implementation without requiring a local match; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit has been awarded a $395,984 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women to establish a Family Visitation and Exchange Center in Lake County to meet the needs of local families impacted by domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit will work with A Safe Place to develop and implement this program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the $395,984 in new funding and authorize the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that it hereby authorizes the execution of Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 w...
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