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Joint resolution authorizing the application award and execution of the renewal of an interagency agreement with the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to provide federal funding of $35,605 for the Children's Advocacy Center Victim Advocate Grant for an additional 12 months.
Staff Summary
* In 1999 the Children's Advocacy Center implemented this grant, which has been renewed each year, to supplement funding for a bilingual victim advocate.
* This grant is for the period of October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 and funds a portion of the salary for one of the three victim advocates housed at the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center.
* The victim advocate provides comprehensive supportive services to child victims and their non-offending family members throughout the court process.
* Program goals include providing advocacy services for child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, preventing re-victimization of children through education and emotional support and maintaining the current staff of victim advocates in order to provide efficient services to abused children.
* Sources of program funding include federal funds in the amount of $35,605 for salary and matching funds of $8,902 for salary and benefits, which is provided by the Children's Advocacy Center.
* The Children's Advocacy Center supplies the required match and any additional salary or benefit costs by reimbursing the State's Attorney's Office.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the ICJIA has announced a 12-month continuation of a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant for the Children's Advocacy Center program to provide bilingual advocacy services to child victims of crimes during the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the grant budget for salary and fringe is already included in the State's Attorney's budget, and is comprised of $35,605 in federal funds awarded, and $8,902 of matching funds already appropriate...
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