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Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy (Hope United Survivor Network) - To Approve and Appropriate State Grant Funds for the Hope United Survivor Network’s Sexual Assault Program ($31,832.74 with a 20% County Match of $6,366.55)
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STAFF CONTACT
Ashley Rhom - Budget & Strategy - 704-866-3099
BUDGET IMPACT
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General Fund: appropriate State funds. Match of $6,366.55 County funds. Increase revenues and expense by $31,832.74.
Year 1 (FY2025): Increase in General Fund State revenue and associated expenditures ($31,832.74). Grant requires 20% match using County funds ($6,366.55).
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BACKGROUND
Gaston County was awarded a North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement (NCCFWYI) Sexual Assault grant.
Funding will pay for outreach materials for sexual assault awareness (e.g. personal alarms, drink covers, brochures, rack cards, safety and resource cards, any other materials to promote awareness). Funding will also pay for a Cortexflo Storage Module, Cortexflo Alternative Light Source Module, and Cortexflo Battery Module for SANE exams. Also included are desktop computer, monitors, keyboard, and mouse for additional staff or partners, with a low-end laptop for evidence presentation in court. Funding to include, but not limited to, clothing for survivors, items to increase safety (e.g. Ring doorbell cameras, lock changes, household essentials needed due to change of residence). The 20% match will be met with a portion of the shelter’s Social Worker III/Community Navigator salary. The NCCFWYI Sexual Assault funding is the primary source of state funding for sexual assault and rape crisis centers. Services that must be provided with these funds include a hotline, transportation services, community education programs, and direct client services that meet the immediate needs of victims.
The NCCFWYI Sexual Assault grant period of performance is 10/1/24 - 9/30/25.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request (BCR)