Abused Children’s Program Loses Funding Cut Appeal
Foothill Family Service, a 64-year-old Pasadena agency that operates a counseling program for sexually abused children, lost an appeal Tuesday in Sacramento for restoration of $123,000 in state-administered funds.
Foothill, which serves nearly 1,000 abused children each year, had for the last three years received more than $100,000 annually in federal funds through the state Office of Criminal Justice Planning.
The agency was not among 12 programs selected for another three years of funding.
“The de-funding is occurring at a bad time,” Foothill Executive Director David Eisenberg said.
The loss represents about half of the agency’s $250,000 annual budget for the sexual abuse counseling program, he said.
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