Grant helps fight domestic violence
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $361,659 to five nonprofit organizations that assist victims of domestic violence in north Alabama – including one to an agency that serves Franklin County.
The largest grant of the five, $107,650, was awarded to Safeplace Inc., according to a recent press release. Safeplace serves Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion and Winston counties.
Ivey said these grants will help Safeplace and the other recipient organizations focus on prevention and will fund community outreach measures to raise awareness of the issue and available services, as well as providing funding for all services offered by the nonprofits to those in domestic violence situations.
“There is professional, caring help available 24 hours a day for victims of domestic violence in Alabama,” Ivey said. “I commend these organizations for the work they do to help victims but also the effort they put in to attempt to prevent this problem.”
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, a program under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
In addition to the grant for Safeplace, the following grants were also awarded:
- $81,914 to 2nd Chance, Inc. which serves Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah and Talladega counties.
- $105,680 to Crisis Services of North Alabama, which serves Jackson, Limestone, Madison and Morgan counties.
- $44,777 to Domestic Violence Crisis Services, which serves Cherokee, DeKalb and Marshall counties.
- $21,638 to Victim Services of Cullman Inc. which serves Cullman County.
“ADECA joins Gov. Ivey in support of the work the staff members and volunteers of these organizations do each day,” said ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell, “to assist those who are escaping abusive situations and taking steps to recover and rebuild their lives.”
