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Casa of the Heartland asks Radcliff for $10,000 to cover service gaps and recruit volunteers
Summary
Casa of the Heartland’s executive director told the Radcliff City Council that state funding pressures and a local volunteer shortfall have left about 20 children in Radcliff on a wait list and asked the city to consider a $10,000 allocation.
Michelle, executive director of Casa of the Heartland, asked the Radcliff City Council on March 17 to consider a local allocation to help sustain the nonprofit’s court-appointed-advocate services as state funding faces potential cuts.
Michelle said Casa served roughly 312 children across a five-county region in 2025 and that 59 of those cases involved Hardin County; about 20 children in Radcliff were on the program’s local wait list, she said. The nonprofit’s stated annual per-child cost is about $2,121, and the director described a staffing and…
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