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Juvenile Law | Fiscal Year 2021-22 Allocation of Augmented Local Assistance Funding for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles (Action Required)
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Summary
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends approving augmented grant funding allocation for fiscal year 2021-22 to the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles (CASA-LA). Primary allocations of the $2.713 million budget for Judicial Council CASA grants were made at the July 9, 2021 Judicial Council meeting.
Recommendation
The Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective October 1, 2021:
Allocate $200,000 to Court Appointed Special Advocates of Los Angeles (CASA-LA) to serve youth in the child welfare system and address caseload waitlists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.