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County CASA program sees funding rise amid surge in abuse‑and‑neglect cases
Summary
Court and CASA leaders told the council that the number of children in abuse‑and‑neglect cases jumped in 2023 and remains elevated; CASA asked the council to appropriate matching county funds so the program can claim state matches and serve roughly 200 additional children.
Sarah Rice, executive director of the local Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, told the council the county must appropriate local matching funds to secure state dollars and to continue serving children assigned to juvenile abuse and neglect cases.
Rice said the state sets CASA funding by statute and by prior‑year counts; local figures spiked in 2023 after several high‑profile cases and the number of…
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