AN ACT to appropriate funds to crossnore communities for children for foster care services.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management the nonrecurring sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the 2024‑2025 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Crossnore Communities for Children, a nonprofit organization, to provide services that are designed to address the foster care crisis in this State, including the Promise for Hope Campaign, the Center for Trauma Resilient Communities, Bridging Families program, youth independent living, foster care, family reunification and preservation services, and community engagement. All services supported through these funds shall be open to children from across North Carolina and shall be offered in and delivered from Winston‑Salem, Crossnore, and Hendersonville through Crossnore Communities for Children.

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2024.