2 Mobile agencies get state funding to support domestic violence victims

Olivia Wilson
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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Governor Kay Ivey is working to help domestic violence victims through grant funding to six agencies.

According to a press release, Gov. Ivey has awarded $48,600 to six agencies that help victims to help them operate more efficiently.

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Grant funds will help upgrade the technology and software used by the agencies, according to the release.

“Victims of domestic violence deserve the best service possible to restore their lives to normal,” Gov. Ivey said. “I am pleased to award these grants that will help these six organizations make needed technology upgrades to ensure that victims receive the best care possible.”

Of the six agencies receiving funding, two of them help domestic violence victims in the Mobile area.

Penelope House of Mobile — a nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence through shelter, counseling, advocacy, and referral — serves Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties. According to the release, they were awarded $2,600.

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Family Counseling Center of Mobile Inc., also known as Life Counseling Services, offers services including infant and early childhood mental health, child advocacy center, family counseling, consumer credit counseling, United Way 2-1-1, victim advocacy, rape crisis center resources, and ending the HIV epidemic to residents of Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties. Their mission is to “Help individuals and families live more productive lives through counseling, assistance, referrals, and education.” The counseling center was awarded $6,000, according to the release.

The other agencies receiving the funding are listed below:

  • Second Chance of Anniston: $10,000 (Calhoun, Cleburne, Etowah, and Talladega counties)

  • Crisis Center Inc. of Birmingham: $6,000 (Blount, Jefferson, St. Clair and Walker counties)

  • Domestic Violence Intervention Center of Opelika: $20,000 (Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties)

  • Bethesda House of Andalusia: $4,000 (Butler and Covington counties)

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According to the press release, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from the U.S. Department of Justice funds.

“ADECA supports Gov. Ivey in recognizing that these organizations need basic support and up-to-date technology to successfully carry out their mission of helping victims recover from abusive situations,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.

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