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<br /> o~ <br /> r''riendso, eChi/dren'sf~dvocacyCenterof~ :~stHawaii <br /> Chair, Committee on Human Services and Public Works <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> F ttfc~ty~ <br /> nn,e.__ aT~ <br /> TESTIMONY Dare t_..:=__~__.__~._.Y <br /> County Council,/~`'~ <br /> u <br /> Good morning Mr. Chairman and members of the Council. My name is <br /> Stew Hussey, and I am president of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the <br /> Children's Advocacy Center of East Hawaii. The Friends is an all-volunteer, non- <br /> profit organization formed to support the Judiciary's Children's Advocacy Center <br /> of East Hawaii. Our mission is to help a victim to become a child again. <br /> We have no paid staff-so your financial support goes directly to the <br /> children we are committed to helping. Our delivery system consists solely of <br /> volunteers. <br /> Our case load has increased sharply in the past year or so. As with other <br /> agencies attempting to meet social needs in East Hawaii, underlying economic <br /> challenges are having a significant impact on both workload and the availability of <br /> funds to meet the need. <br /> Our Client Special Needs fund is used to meet the needs of children <br /> between the ages of infancy to 17 who have been physically or sexually abused <br /> or seriously neglected. Our services meet needs not addressed by other <br /> agencies, and provide assistance to families when existing agencies are unable <br /> to provide for these needs. Agency workers from Child Protective Services, <br /> Sexual Assault Support Services, Child & Family Service, and the Hawaii Police <br /> Department and the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney refer <br /> requests for our assistance on behalf of the children. We evaluate these <br /> tbm~ep Ya._ IR3•p~ <br /> 13/19/9) p\INFO\SERVICE\GAC\Clyles2) ~'F 1~0.-.-_T-~V1 , <br /> Ref. 7o:Presenfed- HSE~ <br /> `MAR 1 9 1997 <br /> Ref. l:see___.._. <br /> <br />