Grants were announced recently for agencies that provide services for victims of crime, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
A total of $333,000 was awarded to agencies in Greater Kansas City.
Grant recipients included:
• CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, Mission, Kansas, $30,000 to continue to recruit a diverse pool of volunteer advocates to serve children brought into the court system due to abuse or neglect.
• Friends of Yates, Kansas City, Kansas, $51,952 to enhance project oversight and grant management of shelter and outreach services to victims fleeing and living in abusive situations and to provide training and presentations to community service agencies, professionals, service providers, faith-based institutions and the community at large on the dynamics of domestic violence and teen dating violence.
• Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault, Kansas City, Missouri, $55,000 to provide effective fiscal and programmatic leadership, representation and services.
• SAFEHOME, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas, $31,599 to provide free legal advocacy and representation for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.
• SAFEHOME, Inc., $77,000 to provide victims of domestic violence and their children with shelter, emergency assistance, case management and community referrals to help them achieve independence free from violence and abusive partners.
• Sunflower House, Inc., Shawnee, Kansas, $27,275 to provide age-appropriate personal safety presentations to children and adults in the community, as well as those that serve at-risk and special needs communities, to recognize, resist and report abusive behaviors.
• Sunflower House, Inc., $32,500 to provide quality forensic interview and family advocacy services to victims of child abuse and neglect in a timely manner. Victims will have access to extended service hours and long-term assistance from family advocates.
• 10th Judicial District Court Services, Olathe, Kansas, $27,810 to provide supervised exchanges for families through the Family Court of the 10th Judicial District.
The awards were made from the Protection from Abuse Fund, State Child Exchange and Visitation Centers Fund, State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund and State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund for Child Abuse and Neglect.
The Protection from Abuse Fund is funded by State General Fund appropriations, marriage license fees, county court costs and municipal court assessments. The State Child Exchange and Visitation Centers Fund is funded through marriage license fees and State General Fund appropriations. The State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund is funded though the remittance of applicable fines, penalties and forfeitures from clerks of the district courts. The State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund for Child Abuse and Neglect is funded through county court costs, municipal court assessments and State General Fund appropriations.