Boone County Commission to vote on new child advocacy center Thursday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Boone County Commission will be meeting Thursday afternoon to vote on a contract to bring a new child advocacy center to the county.

The vote will be to approve a 2024 Contingency Fund with Missouri Network Against Child Abuse to build the center. The contract was sent to the Boone County Children's Services Fund and will pay to assist in covering the cost associated with the center.

This center comes after the Rainbow House was forced to close due to financial issues. The Rainbow House provided a stable environment for foster children and has operated since 1986.

The new center will be called the Child Advocacy Center of Central Missouri and is projected to serve at least 600 children every year, according to the release. 

The release states the center will receive around $312,000 in state funding and another $100,000 from federal sources already secured. However, the location of the new center is still unclear.