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DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO CSEC IN FULTON COUNTY, GA

Award Information

Award #
2003-JN-FX-K101
Location
Awardee County
Fulton County
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2003
Total funding (to date)
$1,035,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2003, $35,000)

Project Summary for 2003-JN-FX-K101

The grant recipient proposes to facilitate the development of a systemic approach to the needs of commericially sexually exploited children in Fulton County, Georgia by:

addressing the need for coordination of services
improving how information is handled by collaborating agencies, and increasing the public's awareness of sexually exploited children and impact the demand for prostitution.

The proposed program has the following objectives:

Objective 1: Establishing an effective collaboration of agencies and organizations in the public and private sector

Objective 2: Developing a comprehensive plan of action that addresses coordination of services.

Objective 3: Facilitating educational training sessions for judges, law enforcement, teachers, youth focused groups, parent groups, social workers, and youth workers, etc. to increase understanding of the problem.

Objective 4: Convening town hall meetings to increase the public's awareness of the targeted issue, youth focused organizations; child advocates and other identified community leaders.

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Date Created: April 1, 2003