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\nAlmost 30 agencies and organizations in Kentucky received federal grant funding Thursday to support victims of domestic violence.<\/p>\n
\nAlmost 30 agencies and organizations in Kentucky received federal grant funding Thursday to support victims of domestic violence.<\/p>\n
It was announced during the governor’s Team Kentucky Update that Governor Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear awarded the $2,110,702 in federal grant funding through the Violence Against Women Act.<\/p>\n
The recipients include:<\/p>\n
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc.- $8,235
\nBaptist Health Foundation Hardin- $80,475
\nBarren River Area Safe Space, Inc.- $49,144
\nBethany House- $35,506
\nChrysalis House, Inc.- $50,000
\nThe Daviess County Attorney\u2019s Office- $74,569
\nDOVES of Gateway- $59,890
\nFayette County Sheriff’s Office- $180,000
\nGreen River Regional Rape Victim Services-$32,000
\nGreenHouse17- $50,000
\nHope Harbor, Inc.- $71,000
\nIon Center for Violence Prevention- $107,148
\nJefferson County Attorney’s Office- $180,000
\nKentucky Office of Attorney General- $23,280
\nKentucky River Community Care- $54,905
\nKentucky Administrative Office of the Courts- $111,177
\nKentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs- $111,177
\nLa Casita Center, Inc.- $65,090
\nLexington-Fayette Urban County Government- $60,000
\nMountain Comprehensive Care Center- $51,590
\nRape Victim Services Inc. dba Lotus- $71,000
\nSafe Harbor of Northeast Kentucky- $64,618
\nSaint Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc.- $62,615
\nScott County Sheriff’s Office- $60,000
\nSilverleaf Sexual Trauma Recovery Services- $50,000
\nSpringHaven, Inc.- $51,019
\nThe Nest-Center for Women, Children and Families- $180,000
\nWoman Aware, Inc. DBA Merryman House- $56,264<\/p>\n
First Lady Britainy Beshear said more than 45% of women and 35% of men in Kentucky experience physical violence or sexual assault in their lifetimes.<\/p>\n
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at (800) 799-SAFE (7233).
\nSource: WHAS11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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