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S.B. CHILDREN'S SER VICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION BY <br />ERIN GRALL AND LOUAPRIL <br />Erin Grail, Esquire, explained that the Committee functioned as children's <br />advocate to bring forward the issues and needs of at -risk children. She related that the <br />Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) is receiving increased requests for funding <br />from other agencies, while simultaneously facing a 25% budget cut. Attorney Grall discussed <br />what the detrimental consequences would be of not providing the services needed by the <br />children, and asked the Board to keep the children's needs in mind as work proceeds on next <br />year's budget. Attorney Grall reported that she would be returning to the Board in July with <br />information on some of the organizations that would be hurt by the CSAC's budget cut. <br />Lou April, CSAC, provided details on some of the delinquency prevention <br />programs which are available in the community, and related some specific instances of how <br />non -profits have helped young people facing dire circumstances. Mr. April asked the Board to <br />contemplate how the budget cuts would impact the non-profit organizations that provide such <br />services. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan, liaison to the CSAC, supported the points made by <br />Attorney Grall and Mr. April. He affirmed that the Board would do what it could to assist this <br />important Committee, and advocated seeking additional help from the community. <br />Chairman Bowden acknowledged that many organizations were being impacted <br />by today's economy, and declared that the Board would do its very best to work on the budget. <br />May 20, 2008 3 <br />