County asked to give Susie's Place $15,000 as federal funding for child abuse interviews shrinks
Who it touches
- Susie's Place service area
Tracked in the archive
Vigo County Commissioner Mark Clinkenbeard asked the council for $15,000 from the general fund to support Susie's Place, which conducts forensic interviews with child abuse, neglect, and violence victims on behalf of the sheriff's office, local police, prosecutors, and DCS.
Chief Development Officer Kathy Stoll said the Terre Haute center interviewed 185 Vigo County children in 2025 and had already seen 209 by the end of June 2026, that federal funding has become less reliable, and that the county funding would be a one-time bridge, not an ongoing ask.
Sources
- $15,000 request from general fund0:23:33 (23 minutes 33 seconds)
- Interview numbers and funding gap0:24:39 (24 minutes 39 seconds)
- One-time bridge funding, not ongoing0:27:25 (27 minutes 25 seconds)
Outcome
Presented for consideration; no vote taken tonight
Presented to the council for consideration; no vote was taken at this meeting.
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