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Victim advocates report caseload and service increases; new VOCA cycle funds staffing through July 1
Summary
Victim services manager Devin Shakespeare said year‑one VOCA funds were fully spent, the next grant year begins July 1 with $21,000 to cover part of coordinator wages, and client counts rose to 261 from 209 year over year, with domestic violence clients increasing to 91 from 54.
Devin Shakespeare updated the County Commission on the VOCA victim services grant, reporting that the first year of the current two‑year grant cycle is nearly complete and all year‑one funds have been spent.
Shakespeare said the new grant year starts July 1 with an allocation of $21,000 intended to cover a portion of the…
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