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NOTED THAT THE STATE WILL NOT FUND SUCH A PROGRAM THAT IS NOT TOTALLY <br />WITHIN THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS ASKED WHERE THE COORDINATOR WILL BE <br />LOCATED, AND MR. STONE ASSUMED HE WOULD BE LOCATED IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY <br />WHICH IS CENTRAL. IT WOULD BE A 24 HOUR SERVICE AND THE SPACE WOULD <br />PROBABLY BE PROVIDED BY HIS OFFICE. HE CONTINUED THAT THERE WOULD <br />BE VOLUNTEER PEOPLE HERE, THEY ALREADY HAVE ABOUT 20 VOLUNTEERS IN <br />ST. LUCIE COUNTY REPRESENTING MANY AGENCIES; SOME DOCTORS ARE INTERESTED <br />IN VOLUNTEERING; AND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST. HE <br />WENT ON TO INFORM THE BOARD THAT MISS ROWE TEACHES LAW ENFORCEMENT <br />OFFICERS HOW TO DEAL WITH THE RAPE VICTIM, TALKS WITH CIVIC GROUPS, <br />THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND HAS AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON RAPE PREVENTION, <br />ETC. HE POINTED OUT THAT SHE ACTUALLY IS EDUCATING POTENTIAL JURORS <br />WHICH HE FELT IS VERY WORTHWHILE. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED IF THEIR SERVICES WOULD BE AVAILABLE <br />TO THE VICTIM WHO DOES NOT WANT TO PRESS CHARGES, AND MISS ROWE <br />CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD. <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT ASKED, IF UNDER THEIR CONCEPT, THIS PRO- <br />FESSIONAL COORDINATOR WOULD BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY, <br />MR. STONE STATED THAT THE COORDINATOR WOULD, IN A SENSE, <br />BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ALTHOUGH NOT UNDER <br />THEIR STATE CAREER SERVICE PROGRAM, BUT THE COORDINATOR WOULD HAVE <br />THE FREEDOM TO DO WHAT THE VICTIM WISHED. WHAT THE STATE ATTORNEY <br />ENVISIONED WAS SETTING UP A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS WISHED TO KNOW WHAT OTHER SPECIFIC THINGS <br />THEY DO BESIDES COORDINATING VARIOUS AGENCIES. <br />MISS ROWE STATED THAT ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS <br />FINDING HOUSING FOR THE VICTIM, ASSUMING SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GO BACK <br />HOME. SHE NOTED THAT SHE ALSO HAS SPENT TIME IN THE FOOD STAMP OFFICE <br />AND WORKING OUT DAY CARE FOR THE VICTIMS. MISS ROWE NOTED THAT A LOT <br />OF TIMES SUCH AN ASSAULT HAS THE EFFECT OF BRINGING SOMEONE INTO <br />CONTACT WITH A SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY THAT CAN SOLVE SOME OF THEIR <br />OTHER PROBLEMS, AND THEY ARE THERE TO BRING THESE PEOPLE INTO CONTACT <br />43 <br />SEP 2 41980 <br />Bou 4 4 mc 623 <br />