Council approves $45,000 to help keep Susie's Place child advocacy center open after federal funding cuts
Who it touches: If you or your family ever needs Susie's Place — where children talk with law enforcement and attorneys about abuse and other traumatic experiences instead of at a jail or police station — this keeps the Terre Haute-area center open for now.
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.
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