GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H D HOUSE BILL DRH40167-NBa-93 Short Title: Foster Care Services/Funds. (Public) Sponsors: Representative Lambeth. Referred to: *DRH40167 -NBa-93* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO CROSSNORE COMMUNITIES FOR CHILDREN 2 FOR FOSTER CARE SERVICES. 3 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Office of State 5 Budget and Management the nonrecurring sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for the 6 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide a directed grant to Crossnore Communities for Children, a 7 nonprofit organization, to provide services that are designed to address the foster care crisis in 8 this State, including the Promise for Hope Campaign, the Center for Trauma Resilient 9 Communities, the Bridging Families program, youth independent living, foster care, family 10 reunification and preservation services, and community engagement. All services supported 11 through these funds shall be open to children from across North Carolina and shall be offered in 12 and delivered from Winston-Salem, Crossnore, and Hendersonville through Crossnore 13 Communities for Children. 14 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 15 H.B. 274 Mar 4, 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK