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Davis County reviews Children's Justice Center budget amid VOCA uncertainty and questions about 'Friends' donations
Summary
County officials reviewed Children's Justice Center staffing, service increases and budget updates including a $30,000 VOCA supplemental and $65,000 one-time state capital funding for door replacements; officials also raised concerns that the CJC's affiliated "Friends" nonprofit has declined requests to cover prosecution costs.
Davis County officials reviewed budget and funding priorities for the Children's Justice Center (CJC) on Oct. 3, focusing on an additional $30,000 from VOCA, one-time state capital funding for building doors and debate over how the CJC's affiliated "Friends" nonprofit spends donations.
Julie Stevenson, director of the Children's Justice Center, told the Davis County Budget Committee the CJC's mission is to provide "a safe, comfortable, neutral, and child-friendly atmosphere" where children receive coordinated services during abuse investigations. She said the center's multidisciplinary team includes law enforcement, child protective services, prosecutors, mental-health staff and nurses. "We have three full-time staff and then we have three part-time staff," Stevenson said, and the center served 524 children and a little over 1,000 parents or guardians in 2023; she said 2024 numbers are approaching 700 children and nearly 2,000 parents and guardians.
Stevenson described the CJC's reliance on federal victim-services grants, including VOCA and VAWA funds, and warned federal…
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