Night’s Shield in West Frankfort to be run entirely off donations

http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36469439/nights-shield-in-west-frankfort-to-be-run-entirely-off-donations

WEST FRANKFORT, IL – (Roni LeForge, WSIL-TV.  Please click on the link above for the full story and video.  Here is an excerpt below.

The Night’s Shield Children’s Shelter hopes to help even more families in southern Illinois, despite losing money from the state.

TheExecutive Director Lindsey Bullman says the state will no longer provide funds, because of what it calls a “signifigant dynamic shift”  that doesnt match the shelter’s mission.

In a statement, the Illinois Department of Dhildren and Family Services says, “Night’s Shield made the decision not to continue serving our older youth. They are now focusing on younger children.”  Night’s Shield in West Frankfort opened its doors in 2009 to assist the state in helping children in crisis.