CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced $17,178,347 in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding through 81 grants awarded across West Virginia.
"No one should have to face the aftermath of a crime alone," said Governor Morrisey. "These grants put counselors, advocates and safe shelter within reach of victims in every part of West Virginia, and they help survivors understand and exercise their rights as their cases move through the courts. I'm grateful to the organizations that do this work in our communities every day."
The funding will support services include counseling, emergency shelter, advocacy, transportation and additional services for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and other crimes as they move through the justice system.
The grants are administered by the Justice and Community Services Section of the West Virginia Division of Administrative Services.
Funds were awarded to the following:
- A Child's Place CASA, LTD. - $50,480
- Barbour County Commission - $38,856
- Branches Domestic Violence Shelter of Huntington, WVA, Inc. - $678,753
- Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc. - $92,792
- Cabell County Commission - $226,906
- CASA For Children, Inc. - $196,447
- CASA For Kids, Inc. - $178,858
- CASA of Marion County, Inc. - $91,077
- CASA of New River - $82,951
- CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. - $434,680
- CASA of the Greenbrier Valley, Inc. - $102,292
- Change, Incorporated - $124,782
- Change, Incorporated - $57,534
- Charleston Area Medical Center - $284,416
- Child & Youth Advocacy Center, Inc. - $206,105
- Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. - $146,000
- CHILDLAW Services, Inc. - $164,371
- Children's Home Society of West Virginia - $165,297
- Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc. - $585,503
- Contact Huntington, Inc. - $556,683
- Cornerstone Family Interventions, Inc. - $152,350
- Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center - $689,487
- Family Counseling Connection, Inc. - $335,624
- Family Crisis Center, Inc. - $327,118
- Family Crisis Intervention Center Region V - $388,359
- Family Refuge Center, Inc. - $561,344
- Greenbrier County Commission - $49,536
- Greenbrier County Commission - $50,214
- Hancock County Commission - $181,869
- Harmony House, Inc. - $176,845
- Harmony Mental Health, Inc. - $277,875
- Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. - $130,368
- Harrison County Child Abuse Task Force, Inc. - $328,127
- HOPE, Inc. - $584,476
- Jackson County Commission - $44,814
- Jefferson County Commission - $114,140
- Just For Kids, Inc. - $341,077
- Kanawha County Commission - $150,000
- Kanawha County Commission - $108,387
- Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. - $780,152
- Logan County Child Advocacy Center, Inc. - $172,605
- Logan County Commission - $50,411
- Logan County Commission - $37,827
- Marion County Child Advocacy Center, Inc. - $165,299
- Marion County Commission - $66,000
- Mason County Commission - $48,000
- Mercer County Commission - $189,944
- Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Inc. - $140,525
- Mingo County Commission - $30,899
- Mingo County Commission - $25,248
- Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center - $262,672
- Monongalia County Commission - $137,226
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving - $47,845
- Mountain Cap of WV, Inc. - $83,329
- Nicholas County Family Resource Network - $110,256
- North Star Child Advocacy Center, Inc. - $221,591
- Ohio County Commission - $40,215
- Preston County Commission - $59,390
- Putnam County Commission - $77,292
- Putnam County Commission - $35,127
- Randolph County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. - $121,808
- Randolph County Commission - $59,430
- Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc. - $684,453
- REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc. - $69,178
- Roane County Commission - $23,700
- STOP Abusive Family Environments, Inc. - $411,171
- STOP The Hurt, Inc. - $82,017
- TEAM For WV Children, Inc. - $509,821
- Tug Valley Recovery Shelter Association, Inc. - $235,271
- Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center, Inc. - $267,894
- Voices For Children Foundation - $115,320
- West Virginia Child Abuse Network, Inc. - $209,346
- Wetzel County Commission - $82,977
- Women's Aid in Crisis, Inc. - $600,306
- Wood County Commission - $115,993
- WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. - $249,844
- WV Division of Corrections & Rehabilitation - $183,833
- WV Foundation for Rape Info Services - $256,728
- Wyoming County Commission - $31,883
- Young Women's Christian Association of Wheeling WV - $287,406
- YWCA of Charleston West Virginia, Inc. - $341,322
Some organizations received more than one award for separate projects.