Advocates urge permanent VOCA backfill; committee approves $2M ongoing After testimony from advocates about sustained turnover and the need to preserve advocate salaries, the committee approved adding $2 million ongoing to the supplemental budget as a VOCA backfill; committee members noted uncertainty about the federal VOCA allocation and prioritized making VOCA funding whole first.

Maine's Health and Human Services Committee just approved a crucial $2 million ongoing funding to support victim services advocates, a step towards reducing turnover from 60% to below 20%.

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