Governor awards $300K grant for child abuse victims
A northwest Alabama center that assists child abuse victims in six counties will continue to provide services with the help of a $300K grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey.
The grant will help Cramer Children’s Center in Florence provide free assistance to victims and their families. The center offers services to help mend mental and physical scars for abuse victims Franklin, Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion and Winston counties while helping to prosecute offenders.
“Victims of child abuse, and their families, face tremendous obstacles because of the reality of their difficult situations; I am glad these funds will be used to help them overcome,” Ivey said. “I commend the staff and volunteers at Cramer Children’s Center for caring for these victims and providing these needed services.”
Established in 1992, the center responds with the first report of abuse and remains with families throughout the healing process and the entire criminal justice process to prosecute offenders.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice.
