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Foothills Children’s Advocacy Center asks Madison County for support after serving 21 local children
Summary
Foothills Children's Advocacy Center told supervisors it is mandated in Virginia code, is not fully funded, and costs about $3,100 per child; the center requested county support to continue forensic interviews, medical exams and advocacy for Madison children.
Foothills Children’s Advocacy Center CEO Sherry McKinney told the Madison County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 12 that Foothills is a mandated partner in child-abuse investigations but lacks full public funding. She said the center provided services to 21 Madison County children in the last fiscal year and estimated the average cost of those services at about $3,100 per child.
"We are mandated. We are in the Virginia code to be part of that process," McKinney said, describing…
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