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Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation of $226,173 in the general fund with offsetting grant revenue in the same amount and the acceptance of the supplemental revisions to Grant Award # 2008-CW-AX-K012 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
Staff Summary
· This is a three-year $226,173 supplemental grant from the US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women for the period ending September 30, 2015.
· The funding will be used to provide additional supervised visitations, reduce the number of families that are wait-listed, and increase bilingual services at the Family Visitation Center of Lake County operated by A Safe Place.
· There is no match requirement for this grant.
Body
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit received a $395,984 grant from the Office on Violence Against Women in 2008 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 partnered with A Safe Place to develop and establish the Family Visitation Center of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the 2008 grant was set to expire on September 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit applied to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women for supplemental funding under the Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program to strengthen and enhance the services provided by the Family Visitation Center of Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the 19th Judicial Circuit has received $226,173 in supplemental funding for the period ending September 30, 2015 to provide additional supervised visitations, reduce the number of families that are wait-listed, and increase bilingual services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the $226,173 in new funding and authorize the necessary approvals to formally accept this grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board o...
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