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Commissioner Worley - Budget & Management Services - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the Child Advocacy Centers of NC (CACNC) for the Lighthouse ($122,576)
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STAFF CONTACT
Clayton Smith - Budget & Management Services - 704-866-3078
BUDGET IMPACT
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Appropriate State revenues.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
N/A
BACKGROUND
Children’s Advocacy Centers of NC is an accredited state chapter of the national Children’s Alliance, the national umbrellas organization for children’s advocacy center dealing with child abuse. The CACNC distributes and manages State funds appropriated by the NC Legislature for Child Advocacy Centers across NC. The State has appropriated $4,300,000 for accredited and provisional Children’s Advocacy Centers via NC Session Law 2020-4, An Act to Provide Aid to North Carolinians in Response to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Crisis. Of which, The Lighthouse will receive $122,576 to support the salaries and benefits of the Program Coordinator, Forensic Interviewer, Trauma Therapist. The grant will pay 10% of the Program Coordinator salary and fringes, 41% of the Forensic Interviewer salary and fringes, and 30% of the Trauma Therapist’s salary and fringes. These positions are not new. With these additional funds, The Lighthouse is seeking to add a Community Awareness/ Outreach Specialist position at $40,000 with FICA and Retirement covered 100%. Healthcare, Dental, and Life will be covered at 83% with grant funds. $9,044 in grant funds has been allocated for Supplies such as laptops/MiFi for remote access.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)