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Child Advocacy Center, JIF and Le Bonheur present public-safety grant requests; council seeks budget clarity
Summary
Leaders of three public‑safety nonprofits — Memphis Child Advocacy Center, Juvenile Intervention & Faith-based Follow-up (JIF), and Le Bonheur’s Shift program — presented FY26 funding requests to the Memphis City Council and outlined services for abused and injured children.
Leaders of three public‑safety‑oriented nonprofits described how city grant funding would support services for children and families and asked the council to include those items in the FY26 budget.
The presentations and key points
• Memphis Child Advocacy Center: Virginia Stallworth, executive director, said the center houses the Shelby County Child Protective Investigation team and provides coordinated forensic interviews, family advocacy and therapy. Stallworth said the center facilitates a “one‑place” approach where children do not have to retell traumatic events multiple times; the team handled more than 3,600 reports of child abuse in the previous year. The Mayor’s office framed the CAC ask as a proposed $130,000 city investment in FY26; Stallworth reminded council members the CAC received $251,000 in City funding in the…
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