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03/21/2001 13:46 8089612073 CHILD AND FAMILY SVC PAGE 02 <br /> I <br /> Cruld - <br /> S~ I~ <br /> IN4 nI ssrso 8 E A I C E <br /> !0! 93S21M <br /> F•fc lv! %430A <br /> March 20, 2001 <br /> Eaa1 d DOa1af~ <br /> A~holy F. Gvrmo <br /> CHAIR <br /> AImnT xuwk• Mayor Harry Kim <br /> FIILST VICECHAI0. Members Of the Hawaii County Coundl <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> c~ rta6noon <br /> arcoNDVrceclwa Hllo, Hewel196720 <br /> 1a°A°"`~ Dear Mayor Ism and Members of the Councll• <br /> secaeunv <br /> r•.~+i•senwy The East Hawaii office of Child and Family SeMCA is proud to pro Ida this <br /> "`~11eA letter of support to continue the funding for the Vldsnoe Against C ildren <br /> Gal ldnuuo. AN u5 "VACA" Unit Of the Hawaii County Prosecutor's Office. <br /> PDFSmENi AND cEo <br /> c,~Ans~ One of our particular programs, the Ssx Abuse Treatment Service <br /> ~ Program, has been providing services to children who are victims intra- <br /> snre~ familiar sex abuse In East Hawaii since 1989 This program also ovides <br /> w~ treatment for the non-offending family member as well as providl <br /> F ~ <br /> ~ therapy for the offender. The Impact this unit has had on our die and <br /> seepLen bw,w.• the services we provide for them has been invaluable. The unit's t am <br /> "'k'" "'010 concept bangs together the community agencies that provide the <br /> '~"dio1i`"`F•`'` there eutic le al, educational and p <br /> „tl,.,.o,,,,,~ p g protective services that im act n the <br /> ~ u ~:nay family's needs <br /> Ao/n Fa~dv <br /> ~""Wido Our community is very fortunate to have a specialized unit of prof sionals <br /> cynd~r wbepr <br /> 6sp<,cn KYaWd. to assist our Children who are in need Of a sensitive approach to th <br /> °Mn"Ziider trauma of sexual abuse It would be a great loss to the children a their <br /> families to Iose this critically important VACA unit. Providing then dad <br /> ACCREDRATION funding for the VACA unit Is essential to our community <br /> Cavil m AmdY~lbn <br /> d3a~,~ <br /> ~ Thank you for taking the time to review this letter of support <br /> Sincerely, <br /> AFFDJA710N5 /J~ <br /> W~ue dMVlu <br /> A~•~~•b Gary Race, MS <br /> ,,,,,,•u•, Program Administrator <br /> ~v <br /> H.,,.n IWa <br /> uNnd wry <br /> ww uN~e w... <br /> wwI un~eed wry <br /> <br /> ~ 1 ! <br /> <br />