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Juvenile court funding cuts reduce BECCA grant; county accepts smaller AOC awards and renews CASA and detention agreements
Summary
Walla Walla and Columbia County juvenile-court leaders told commissioners that statewide BECCA (truancy) funds dropped substantially; the board approved interagency agreements for BECCA funds, CASA volunteer funding, and a renewed detention-use contract with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
The Board approved three interagency agreements related to juvenile services on Aug. 18: the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) BECCA (truancy) funding agreement, AOC CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteer funding, and a detention-use contract with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
Nora Gregware of court services said BECCA funds — historically about $67,000 per year for Walla Walla and Columbia Counties to support a…
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