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*For Immediate Release:    *     
November 17, 2023
          
*Contact:    *     
Grace Hoge
[email protected]

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $15M for 65 Crime Victim Assistance Agencies

*TOPEKA* – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that nearly $15 million in federal grants have been awarded to 65 crime victims and survivor services organizations. The funding is provided by the federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance grant program to increase access to justice, to support crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, and to strengthen community safety.

“Crime victims and survivor services are critical to the well-being of impacted Kansans,” *Governor Laura Kelly said*. “This funding ensures these organizations can continue providing services to get victims and survivors the support and justice they deserve.”

VOCA grants support the emotional, psychological, and physical needs of crime victims and survivors through direct services. Services include court advocacy and criminal justice support, provided by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices; crisis counseling, provided by sexual assault crisis centers and mental health centers; forensic interviews, provided by children’s advocacy centers; and shelter, transportation, and transitional housing, provided by domestic violence programs. 

A total of $14,952,784 was awarded.

*2024 VOCA Grant Awards*



*County*



*Organization Name*



*Grant Award*



Allen



Hope Unlimited



$158,919



Barton



Barton County Attorney’s Office



$47,944



Barton



Family Crisis Center



$335,927



Butler



Family Life Center



$62,663



Butler



Sunlight Children’s Services



$157,936



Butler



Tri-County CASA



$19,805



Cloud



North Central Kansas CASA



$34,413



Crawford



Children’s Advocacy Center



$52,169



Crawford



Safehouse Crisis Center



$203,912



Douglas



Child Advocacy Center of Douglas County



$41,003



Douglas



Douglas County CASA



$17,677



Douglas



Douglas County District Attorney’s Office



$64,571



Douglas



The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center



$182,726



Douglas



The Willow Domestic Violence Center



$263,559



Ellis



Options:  Domestic & Sexual Violence Services



$308,841



Finney



Family Crisis Services



$200,973



Finney



Spirit of the Plains CASA



$29,347



Ford



CASA-Children Worth Saving



$40,370



Ford



Crisis Center of Dodge City



$84,184



Ford



Ford County Attorney’s Office



$188,323



Ford



Meadowlark House Child Advocacy Center



$60,623



Geary



CASA of the 8th Judicial District



$27,989



Harvey



CASA:  A Voice for Children



$34,648



Harvey



Harvey Co. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force



$503,189



Harvey



Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center



$42,188



Johnson



CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties



$110,192



Johnson



Johnson County District Attorney’s Office



$123,038



Johnson



Mothers Against Drunk Driving



$156,974



Johnson



Safehome



$843,045



Johnson



Sunflower House



$358,091



Leavenworth



Alliance Against Family Violence



$121,647



Leavenworth



First Judicial District CASA Association



$135,163



Lyon



SOS



$335,327



Reno



BrightHouse



$296,737



Reno



Horizons Mental Health Center Child Advocacy Center



$90,276



Riley



Crisis Center



$152,501



Riley



Kansas State University



$266,477



Riley



Riley County Police Department



$81,623



Riley



Sunflower Children’s Collective



$151,631



Saline



Child Advocacy & Parenting Services



$133,950



Saline



Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas



$655,084



Scott



Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center



$479,409



Sedgwick



CAC of Sedgwick County



$494,209



Sedgwick



Catholic Charities, Harbor House



$285,702



Sedgwick



City of Wichita Police Department



$188,092



Sedgwick



City of Wichita Prosecutor’s Office



$139,062



Sedgwick



ICT SOS



$89,435



Sedgwick



Roots & Wings CASA



$77,893



Sedgwick



Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office



$69,502



Sedgwick



StepStone



$165,605



Sedgwick



Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center



$399,166



Sedgwick



Wichita Children’s Home



$263,280



Sedgwick



Wichita Family Crisis Center



$445,728



Seward



Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services



$198,382



Shawnee



City of Topeka Police Department



$66,671



Shawnee



Disability Rights Center of Kansas



$721,820



Shawnee



Kansas Department of Corrections



$815,227



Shawnee



Kansas Legal Services



$789,824



Shawnee



LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center



$47,469



Shawnee



YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment



$244,741



Wyandotte



Friends of Yates



$462,119



Wyandotte



Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault



$783,593



Wyandotte



The Family Conservancy



$116,624



Wyandotte



Unified Gov’t of Wyandotte Co/KS City KS–Police Dept.



$371,541



Wyandotte



Veronica’s Voice



$62,035

 

*TOTAL*



*$14,952,784*



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