Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: District Attorney
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): all
Acceptance of $5,000 for 2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Grant to the District Attorney's Office; no match required
Body
Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris
Phone Number: 404-371-4773
PURPOSE:
To consider accepting $5,000 from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) for the 2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Grant to the District Attorney's Office, for the project period ending June 30, 2024; and
To authorize the CEO to execute all necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
The D.A.'s Office received $5,000 to promote community awareness of crime victims' rights and services during the 2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 21-27, 2024. In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention month in April, leading up to, and during, the week, the D.A. will be conducting a Child Abuse Prevention Campaign, in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse Georgia. Funding will allow for static and transit informational billboards to be placed in highly visible areas throughout the County. Funding will cover a community and media event on the Courthouse steps, which will include a pinwheel "garden," where educational signs and 98 pinwheels will represent the 9,800 confirmed child abuse cases in Ga. in the most recent annual count. Additionally, informational yard signs will be printed and circulated to each neighborhood who has joined with the D.A.'s Community Partnerships Unit.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No additional or matching funds are required, and no additional funds are needed to develop the initiative; no funds are being requested.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Accept $5,000 under the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) for the 2024 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Grant to the District Attorney for the projec...
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