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ADECA

September 16, 2019
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Gov. Ivey awards funds to 16 agencies that assist domestic violence victims across Alabama
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MONTGOMERY— Sixteen nonprofit agencies across Alabama whose primary focus is to assist domestic violence victims will receive additional financial assistance through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund, Gov. Kay Ivey announced.

The trust fund was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015 and endorsed by then Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey, who continues her support of the program.

“Domestic violence unfortunately affects every segment of society and can destroy lives and families,” Gov. Ivey said. “The Domestic Violence Trust Fund gives these agencies additional resources to help families find safe shelter and rebuild their lives.”

Funded through a marriage recording fee, the trust fund is managed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Funds are issued on a quarterly basis to agencies. Appropriations to each agency are determined by several factors, including service area population and the number of domestic violence occurrences within those service areas.

“Gov. Ivey recognizes the impact that these service agencies provide to help families escape harmful situations and avoid further injury or worse,” ADECA Director Kenneth Bowell said. “These services are provided for free and are often administered by skilled, compassionate volunteers, including many who have been in those same situations themselves.”

In the first three quarters of fiscal year 2019, ADECA has distributed a total of $1.2 million from the trust fund to agencies statewide.

Domestic violence agencies allocated to receive funds and the counties they serve are:

  • Penelope House (Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile and Washington counties)
  • Baldwin Family Violence Center (Baldwin, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties)
  • House of Ruth (Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike counties)
  • SABRA Sanctuary (Dallas, Greene, Marengo, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox counties)
  • Montgomery Area Family Violence Program (Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties)
  • Crisis Center of Russell County (Russell County)
  • Domestic Violence Intervention Center (Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties)
  • Safehouse of Shelby County (Clay, Coosa and Shelby counties)
  • SAN (Turning Point) (Bibb, Fayette, Hale, Lamar, Pickens and Tuscaloosa counties)
  • YWCA of Central Alabama (Blount, Jefferson and St. Clair counties)
  • Second Chance (Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah, and Talladega counties)
  • Family Resource Center of Northwest Alabama (Walker County)
  • Safeplace Inc. (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion and Winston counties)
  • Domestic Violence Crisis Services (Cherokee, DeKalb, and Marshall counties)
  • AshaKiran (Madison County)
  • Crisis Services of North Alabama (Jackson, Limestone, Madison and Morgan counties)

ADECA administers an array of programs supporting law enforcement and traffic safety, economic development, energy conservation, water resource management and recreation development.

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For more information, visit:  http://www.adeca.alabama.gov/