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Senator Chris Coons Seeks Funds for Children's Advocacy Centers

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DOVER, Del. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chris Coons is joining Delaware officials to talk about efforts to save funding for Children's Advocacy Centers.

Coons is helping lead an effort in Washington to restore federal funding for Children's Advocacy Centers after money was zeroed out in President Obama's budgets for 2013 and 2014.

Children's advocacy centers work to coordinate investigations and intervention services in child abuse cases.

Coons planned to tour the Children's Advocacy Center in Dover on Friday and talk to reporters about efforts to save federal funding for Delaware's Children's Advocacy Centers.

The Children's Advocacy Center in Dover conducted 250 interviews involving the investigation of Earl Bradley, a former Lewes pediatrician serving life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing scores of children.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.