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Twin Cedars says VOCA cuts left local child‑advocacy center short, asks Lee County for $96,000
Summary
Rosalyn Alston, speaking for Twin Cedars’ child advocacy operations, told commissioners that federal VOCA funding has fallen roughly 60% since 2017 and asked Lee County to provide $96,000 to help restore forensic‑medical exam capacity and stabilize staffing.
Rosalyn Alston, introduced by the chair as representing Twin Cedars, told the Lee County Commission that the local child advocacy center’s federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds have declined by about 60% since 2017, leaving the center unable to staff and perform local forensic medical exams (FMEs).
Alston said that in fiscal year 2017 the center received roughly $280,000 from VOCA but now receives about $120,000 yearly. She described the program model as designed for four full‑time equivalent staff (a coordinator, two victim…
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