MoneyCity Council · Aug 6, 2026 · This meeting · Full transcript

Council approves $45,000 to help keep Susie's Place child advocacy center open after federal funding cuts

A 100-cell waffle shows Terre Haute's approved 45-thousand-dollar contribution as 30 percent of Susie's Place's 150-thousand-dollar need through 2026 and 2027, leaving 70 percent to be covered elsewhere. — Visual summary from the reviewed highlight. Source details follow.

Who it touches

Susie's Place service area

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The council approved a $45,000 appropriation from casino revenue to Susie's Place, the regional child advocacy center, after it lost 56% of its funding to federal cuts.

The mayor said Susie's Place needs $150,000 total to get through 2026 and 2027 while state funding is considered starting in 2028.

Sources

Item introduced: funding shortfall, 30:200:30:20 (30 minutes 20 seconds)
$150,000 needed over two years, 31:020:31:02 (31 minutes 2 seconds)
What Susie's Place does, 32:430:32:43 (32 minutes 43 seconds)
Vote to approve, 41:180:41:18 (41 minutes 18 seconds)

Outcome

Passed on a voice vote

Passed on a voice vote.

Item introduced: funding shortfall — cued to 0:30:20 (30 minutes 20 seconds)This item has historyEvery appearance on the public record.Full thread

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