LIMA — Crime Victim Services and Crossroads Crisis Center were among the dozens of state agencies and non-profit groups to receive funding from the Violence Against Women Act.
The Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, which administers the VAWA grants each year to local governments and non-profit programs supporting domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking survivors, awarded $48,000 to Crime Victim Services for its Day One program and $44,000 to Crossroads Crisis Center for domestic violence court advocacy.
The agency also awarded the Van Wert YWCA $43,000 for its survivor services program, as well as two grants to the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office totaling just over $44,000 for its Putnam County Victims project.
“Every year, these grants support agencies all across Ohio that focus on violence reduction strategies, programming and initiatives that protect women in our state,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement Wednesday.
Crime Victim Services received nearly $260,000 in grant funding earlier this year to support sexual assault survivors, while Crossroads received $51,000 from a previous grant to support family violence prevention.
