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The Honorable Wesley Davis, Chairman <br />February 26, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />$10,000.00 will go to the Mental Health Collaborative. Their mission is to establish a continuum of <br />care for mental health. Their goal is to increase access, decrease duplication and facilitate <br />community wide support of mental health issues. <br />$1,000.00 will be used to support the annual Florida Missing Children's Day ceremony. This <br />statewide ceremony honors police officers and civilians that have assisted in missing children cases <br />and raises statewide awareness to help prevent abduction and sexual exploitation. <br />$2,000.00 will go to the Homeless Family Center to provide emergency and transitional shelter for <br />homeless families in Indian River County. <br />$1,500.00 will go to Safe Space. This non-profit organization helps victims of domestic violence. It <br />operates modern shelters in Indian River, Martin and St. Lucie Counties where families can escape <br />to a safe environment. <br />$3,000.00 will be used to support the Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education Task Force. Inc. <br />Their message is delivered through high impact multimedia multimodal presentations at middle <br />schools and high schools; reinforcement activities workbooks; parent and community forums; <br />interactive website; and awareness campaigns. <br />$1,000 will be donated to Childcare Resources of Indian River County. Their mission is to ensure <br />the availability and affordability of high quality early childhood and family support programs for <br />children of income eligible working families in Indian River County. <br />$1,000 will be used to support CASTLE in their efforts to prevent abuse and neglect by teaching <br />positive, safe parenting skills. <br />$1,500 will go to the Inner Truth Project as they focus on the needs of women by providing an <br />environment where survivors of sexual violence can bravely share the truth about their experiences <br />and receive the help they need to find strength, hope and health. <br />Please place this item under Constitutional Officers for the March 17, 2015 board agenda. If you <br />have any questions or require additional information, please contact me at 978-6404. Thank you for <br />your consideration. <br />Sincerely, <br />Deryl Loar, Sheriff <br />DL:lt <br />cc: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />Jason E. Brown, OMB Director <br />Kelly Goodwin, Comptroller <br />77 <br />