TITLE
Title
BUDGET AMENDMENT: FY25 FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER ENHANCED COORDINATION GRANT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Catherine Johnson
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BACKGROUND
Background
In November 2018, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners approved the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission Grant award to support two staff for Family Justice Center (FJC) initiatives focused on support for child and elderly victims of violence and abuse. The grant project has served to increase access to life-saving programs and interventions for underserved victims of child and elder abuse through improved coordination, follow-up, and targeted outreach. Currently, there are 17 partner organizations totaling nearly 150 professionals working together to provide streamlined and comprehensive services to victims of domestic, sexual violence, child abuse, and elder abuse from the Guilford County Family Justice Centers in Greensboro and High Point.
GCC revised its grant cycle from two years to three years in 2023. All 2022-funded projects in good standing were awarded a one-year extension from October 2024 to September 2025. The grant award extension is $83,401. The County’s match is $104,879 from general funds, which was adopted with the passing of the FY24-25 budget. Since this is an extension, the funds will be budgeted in the current FY23 FJC Enhanced Coordination Grant project.
Grants funds support partial personnel expenses for two (2) FJC staff positions.
1. Child Trauma Specialist Coordinator provides trauma-informed services and programming, including group and individual counseling designed to meet the unique needs of child victims and their families, facilitation of peer support experiences, programming coordination of existing resources, focused outreach, and training/supervision of interns and volunteers. Staff will also coordinate referrals and follow-up with continued services with GCFJC partners.
2. Elder Justice Specialist Coordinator provides trauma-informed services and programmin...
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