The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs has allocated $2.7 million to multiple agencies serving sexual assault victims in Alabama.
13 agencies in all of Alabama's counties have received grants that will go to medical attention, counseling and support for victims, as well as law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute offenders.
“Sexual assault is a hideous and inexcusable crime that even with medical help and counseling can leave long-lasting emotional scars,” said Gov. Kay Ivey in an announcement. “I commend these agencies for reaching out and providing care and compassion to help victims in their critical time of need.”
Agencies serving Black Belt counties are:
SAN (Turning Point) (Tuscaloosa) – $38,678 to provide services in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties.
Tuscaloosa Safe Center Inc. (Tuscaloosa) – $167,603 to provide services in Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties.
Rape Counselors of East Alabama (Auburn) – $130,644 to provide services in Chambers, Lee, Macon, Russell and Tallapoosa counties.
Montgomery Area Family Violence Program (Family Sunshine Center) (Montgomery) – $228,922 to provide services in Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties.
Family Counseling Center of Mobile Inc. – $188,231 to provide services in Clarke, Mobile and Washington counties.
“ADECA stands with Gov. Ivey in her support of these agencies that are there at all times to provide comfort and understanding for victims, and we fully endorse the governor’s tenacity in seeing that offenders are prosecuted,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.
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