ALLEGAN, Mich. — Youngsters in Allegan County are getting one other ally — and the neighborhood is getting a problem as an area advocacy heart nears its fundraising objectives.
The Allegan County Group Basis (ACCF) is now partnering with Secure Harbor Youngsters’s Advocacy Heart to assist them construct a much bigger facility and be higher in a position to assist youngsters therapeutic from abuse.
“The brand new constructing will enable us to supply two interviews at any given time, a medical analysis, as much as 4 remedy periods, … whereas additionally coaching adults easy methods to shield youngsters all on the identical time,” says Secure Harbor Govt Director Lori Antkoviak.
It’s been a very long time coming — FOX 17 has been following Secure Harbor’s journey to deliver this 66,000-square-foot area to life since they first introduced the undertaking.
To assist enhance these providers within the space, the ACCF is issuing a problem: placing up $50,000 of their very own funding for the undertaking, and asking the neighborhood to match it.
“My board, you understand, was very enthusiastic, to supply up a $50,000 present to them,” says ACCF Govt Director Stephanie Calhoun, “and … use it as a match to encourage our already extremely beneficiant neighborhood to, you understand, simply type of kickstart or kick within the marketing campaign a little bit bit.”
Secure Harbor could be very near their purpose — already elevating $1.7 million of the $2.3 million they want — and this problem has earned over $7,000 from the neighborhood, which means $14,000 is now going in the direction of bringing these providers to youngsters and households in want.
“As a lot as we want that work did not exist, it does,” says Calhoun. “And we’re actually proud to help it.”
Secure Harbor tells us FOX 17 viewers are stepping up too. Donations are already coming in due to our previous coverage of their Lighting the Approach marketing campaign.
Go to Secure Harbor’s website to make a donation.
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