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JFAC adds $3 million one‑time to support child advocacy centers after federal funding declines
Summary
The committee approved a $3 million one‑time General Fund appropriation to the Domestic Violence Council to support child advocacy centers that assist underage victims of crime and family violence, citing declines in federal VOCA funding and rising caseloads/severity.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted March 14 to provide $3,000,000 one‑time from the General Fund to the Domestic Violence Council to support child advocacy centers (CACs) that serve underage victims of crime, after committee members and analysts said federal VOCA and other grant receipts have declined.
Alex Williamson told…
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