BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Beckley Area Foundation has announced one of its most recent designated distributions which was awarded to the Just for Kids Child Advocacy Center.
“Just for Kids, Inc. is dedicated to helping children heal from abuse in Raleigh and Fayette counties. Since opening their doors in 2003, Just For Kids has served more than 3,500 children.
‘JFK has received donor designated funds from BAF for the last 16 years. Our organization has grown since its inception and so have the dollars coming from those funds,’ says Just For Kids Child Advocacy Center Executive Director Scott Miller.
‘BAF has stood by our side over the years to assure that ALL the children we serve get the best support they need. Since 2010, there has been a 93% increase of children we serve who disclosed to us that they had been abused.
The support from BAF helps to fill the gap in funding that supports our nine staff members and two locations. Their support is also an acknowledgment that the community stands behind our essential work. As adults, we have a responsibility to look out for the well being of every child, and JFK can’t do the work without the community behind us.
From all of us at JFK, thank you for your support!’
Just For Kids Child Advocacy Center received a total distribution of $15,826.00, made possible by two designated funds to support their efforts:
The Children’s Fund of WV was established in 2002, to provide educational opportunities and seminars to medical & legal professionals, CPS workers, mental health clinicians, and law enforcement who provide services to abused, neglected or traumatized children & their families. The fund was established through the generosity of Dr. Heather Hagerman, Director of the Family Institute of WV and a counselor educator at Marshall University. Total Distributed Over Time | $8,077.85
The Margaret Nile Plumley Fund for Abused and Neglected Children was established in 2009, to support organizations who care for and assist abused & neglected children in Raleigh County. The fund was created through a testamentary gift from Ronald L. Plumley as a memorial to his mother. Total Distributed Over Time | $140,068.98
See more designated distributions on the Beckley Area Foundation website.”