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Allegany County awarded federal funding to address child abuse and neglect

November 26th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

The Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention (GOCCP) today announced more than $250,000 in funding from the federal Children’s Justice Act (CJAC) grant program. Funding is awarded to organizations and law enforcement agencies to improve the  investigation, prosecution, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation. “These grants have a tremendous impact in our communities,” said V. Glenn Fueston, Jr., GOCCP Executive Director. “This funding can assist with training or other administrative costs, allowing awardees to focus their funds in more strategic ways to protect children from abuse and neglect.”  

 

Grants were awarded to the following entities:

 

  • Anne Arundel County Police Department – $2,143
  • Baltimore Child Abuse Center, Inc. – $4,715
  • Baltimore County Department of Social Services – $3,135
  • Caroline County Department of Social Services – $3,520
  • Carroll County Sheriff's Office – $2,016
  • Center for Children, Inc. – $5,137
  • Community Advocates for Family & Youth – $31,668
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate of Allegany County, Inc. – $23,387
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Baltimore, Inc. – $17,820
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate of Caroline, Inc. – $7,098
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate of Harford County, Inc. – $7,098
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate of Montgomery County, Inc.- $10,000
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate of Prince George's County, Inc. – $17,778
  • Court Appointed Special Advocates of Washington County, Inc. – $1,980
  • Howard County Police Department – $6,728
  • Maryland CASA Association, Inc. – $18,425
  • Maryland Children's Alliance – $12,000
  • Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services – $71,696
  • Talbot County Department of Social Services – $3,842
  • The Tree House Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County MD Inc. – $3,088
  • University of Maryland Baltimore – $23,223

This is the 14th year of the grant. Since the program began in 2004, more than $3 million has been awarded from the program.

 

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