ADECA grants 4 Alabama counties funding for domestic violence response units
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County is one of four Alabama counties to receive a grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for domestic violence response units.
ADECA awarded six grants totaling more than $346,000 for domestic violence response units in Elmore, Chilton, Montgomery and Mobile counties.
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These units will investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases and provide support for victims.
“Victims of abuse need and deserve justice for the crimes committed against them,” Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said. “I commend the work of these dedicated professionals for striving to make their communities safer by holding abusers accountable and by assisting victims.”
The Mobile County Commission received two grants that total $80,827 for protection, monitoring and training related to domestic violence cases in Mobile County.
The Elmore County Commission received two grants that total $152,477 “to support the 19th Circuit Domestic Violence Unit, which brings together prosecutors, victim service officers and law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases in Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties.”
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The Chilton County Commission got $60,000 for hiring a victim advocate to train deputies, support victims and collect data on domestic violence cases in the county.
ADECA sent $70,730 to the Montgomery County Commission for the Violence Against Women Prosecution Unit, “which along with prosecution of cases provides victim services and advocacy in domestic violence cases in Montgomery County.”
The United States Department of Justice provided the funds for the grants.
“These funds will help ensure that these units continue to serve as resources to serve victims and make communities safer,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA joins Gov. Ivey in support of these vital services.”
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