Kansas Announces $1.475 Million in Federal Grants to Support Domestic Violence Survivors: 20 Organizations Funded
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced in Topeka on November 10 that the state will allocate $1,475,189 in federal funding to support local efforts to prevent family, domestic, and dating violence and to provide critical services to victims and their dependents. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
The grants go to 20 organizations in 20 counties, ranging from $50,341 to $164,502, including Safehome in Johnson County, the Wichita Family Crisis Center and Catholic Charities Harbor House in Sedgwick County, and the YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment in Shawnee County. The funding supports outreach and prevention education, emergency shelter, support groups and crisis intervention, help obtaining protection orders, court accompaniment, transportation assistance, and prevention campaigns aimed at schools, communities, and families.
Kelly said the funding takes tangible steps to prevent domestic violence from occurring in the first place while providing crucial supports to survivors and their families, making Kansas communities stronger, safer, and more resilient.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Kansas)
Source: Office of the Governor of Kansas
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Photo: 图：位于 Topeka 的堪萨斯州议会大厦。CC BY 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Kansas State Capitol in Topeka. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
