THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, June 5, 1996 TAG: 9606050352
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY ELIZABETH SIMPSON, STAFF WRITER
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The Child Abuse Center of Hampton Roads has received a $50,000 grant from The Norfolk Foundation to help handle the facility's burgeoning caseload.
``It's a wonderful vote of confidence,'' said Jane Stein, executive director of the nonprofit center, which is located in Norfolk but serves all of Hampton Roads.
The center, which received the largest sum in The Norfolk Foundation's latest round of grants, has had 900 referrals to examine children suspected of being abused or neglected since it opened in January 1995. The staff has tripled to 10 since then to accommodate the caseload, and the center has been forced to move into a larger facility near Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters.
The grant will be used to pay for psychological evaluations.
The donation was among $568,060 in grants awarded in May by The Norfolk Foundation, a community trust established in 1950. The foundation, which usually issues grants three or four times a year, awarded more than $1.8 million in grants and scholarships last year. The foundation is the oldest and largest community foundation in Virginia.
The Child Abuse Center of Hampton Roads takes referrals from child-abuse investigators throughout Hampton Roads to do psychological evaluations, which help determine whether a child has been abused, and outlines the best plan for therapy and other services.
Dr. John M. de Triquet, a pediatrician specializing in examining children for physical abuse, also coordinates his medical exams with the center.
Other recipients of this year's first round of Norfolk Foundation grants include:
The Children's AIDS Network for Interfaith Involvement (CANDII), which received $30,000 to help purchase its headquarters in Norfolk. The organization provides services for children with HIV/AIDS or who are affected by the illness in their families.
The Haven Family Center, which received a $25,000 grant to help buy a house in Ocean View to help homeless families in that area.
The Planning Council, which was awarded $20,000 for its Homeless Prevention Program, which helps families in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth who are facing eviction from their homes because of job loss, illness or other problems.
Chesapeake Volunteers in Youth Services, which received $13,700 to help buy a van to transport youngsters to activities like Chesapeake Bay conservation projects and other community services ordered by area juvenile courts.
Volunteer Hampton Roads, which was awarded $13,000 to help start a pilot program to link working adults with nonprofit agencies needing volunteers.
Community Alternatives Inc. of Virginia Beach, which received $12,000 to help buy a minivan to transport city residents with disabilities.
Grants totaling $404,360 also were awarded to 197 students for scholarship purposes for the 1996-97 academic year. by CNB