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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center's Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) victim advocate grant program awarded by the Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois (CACI) for fiscal year FY23, including grant funding of $260,967 for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
Staff Summary
* The grant is administered through the Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois for the performance period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
* This grant funds a portion of the salary and benefits for three victim advocates (including a bilingual advocate) at the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center.
* The victim advocates provide comprehensive, supportive services to children who have experienced sexual/physical abuse in Lake County, and their non-offending family members.
* Program goals include providing advocacy services for child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members, preventing re-victimization of children through education, providing emotional support, and maintaining the current staff of victim advocates in order to provide efficient services to abused children.
* Through this funding, the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center will be able to support their current programming by assisting their multi-disciplinary partners with Spanish speaking forensic interviews and advocacy for clients.
* Program funding includes federal funds in the amount of $260,967.
* The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center provides funding for program expenses in excess of expenses covered by the federal grant funding.
* If funding for these positions ends, and new funding is not secured, the positions will be eliminated.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Children's Advocacy Center of Illinois (CACI) announced a 12-month continuation of a Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) grant for the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center (LCCAC) program to provide advocacy services to child victims of abuse during the period of July 1...
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