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LaSalle County CASA asks for slight increase, outlines Bureau County expansion funded by state grant
Summary
LaSalle County CASA asked the county to raise its annual operating contribution slightly and described a state-funded expansion into neighboring Bureau County that will be fully funded for two years by an Illinois CASA grant.
Lexi Wampoff, the new executive director of LaSalle County CASA, asked the LaSalle County Finance Committee on Sept. 30 for a modest increase in the county’s annual support and described a state-funded expansion that will put CASA services into Bureau County.
Wampoff said the county has provided $30,000 annually for about five years and that CASA is requesting a “slight increase” (transcript: "to $31.05"). She said the extra county money would mostly support operational costs the organization’s grants do not cover, including her salary and office costs. "CASA works with kids in foster care.…
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