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*For Immediate Release: *
September 5, 2024
*Contact: *
Grace Hoge
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Governor Kelly Awards More than $28M to
Crime Survivor Programs
*TOPEKA* – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that more than $28 million in state funding has been awarded to Kansas-based organizations that provide services for child and adult crime survivors throughout the state.
“It is critical for survivors of crime to have support and access to services to recover and find a sense of justice,” *Governor Laura Kelly said*. “These investments ensure Kansans across the state are not left to cope alone after a crime occurs.”
Governor Kelly and the bipartisan Legislature increased the state grant funds to sustain Kansas programs that experienced a decrease in funding from the federal Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program.
The domestic violence and sexual assault programs, children’s advocacy centers (CACs), and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs were awarded a combined $28,046,331.
Domestic violence and sexual assault programs use state funds to provide shelter, advocacy, and safety planning for people who experience domestic violence or sexual assault. Additionally, staff from these programs provide services and vital safety-related information to those who call the statewide language-accessible *SafeLine* *Kansas* crisis line (Text *SAFE* to 847411 or call 888-363-2287). State funding also supports training for community-based direct service providers.
CACs are child-focused, community-oriented programs that coordinate investigation and intervention services for abused children by bringing together professionals and agencies in a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary model. The CACs use state grant funds to hire and train staff to conduct child-sensitive forensic interviews, to provide advocacy services for victims and non-offending caregivers, and to coordinate multi-disciplinary case review teams and efforts across systems to enhance services.
CASA Programs are community-based programs that recruit, train, and support citizen volunteers. The volunteers work with the courts and legal and child welfare professionals to obtain permanent and safe placements for children who have been abused and neglected. The funds are used to train the volunteers to perform these duties.
*2025 SGF for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Grant Awards*
*County*
*Organization Name*
*Grant Award*
Allen
Hope Unlimited
$704,730
Barton
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
$706,121
Butler
Family Life Center
$227,554
Crawford
Safehouse Crisis Center
$720,364
Douglas
The Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center
$503,326
Douglas
The Willow Domestic Violence Center
$944,633
Ellis
Options: Domestic & Sexual Violence Services
$913,573
Finney
Family Crisis Services
$554,121
Ford
Crisis Center of Dodge City
$186,834
Harvey
Harvey Co. Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force
$1,301,304
Johnson
SAFEHOME
$1,576,167
Leavenworth
Alliance Against Family Violence
$329,303
Lyon
SOS
$807,781
Reno
BrightHouse
$633,790
Riley
Crisis Center
$1,598,457
Saline
Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas
$1,722,912
Sedgwick
Catholic Charities, Harbor House
$826,057
Sedgwick
StepStone
$573,828
Sedgwick
Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center
$1,082,277
Sedgwick
Wichita Family Crisis Center
$1,174,264
Seward
Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services
$581,172
Shawnee
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
$1,090,583
Shawnee
YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment
$736,267
Wyandotte
Friends of Yates
$1,517,066
Wyandotte
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
$1,369,713
*TOTAL*
*$22,382,197 *
*2025 Children’s Advocacy Centers Grant Awards*
*County*
*Organization Name*
*Grant Award*
Allen
Hope Unlimited
$121,817
Barton
Family Crisis Center
$237,869
Butler
Sunlight Children’s Services
$350,512
Cloud
North Central Kansas CASA
$51,587
Crawford
Children’s Advocacy Center
$124,411
Douglas
Child Advocacy Center of Douglas County
$95,637
Ford
Meadowlark House Child Advocacy Center
$119,495
Harvey
Heart to Heart
$184,389
Johnson
Sunflower House
$554,261
Leavenworth
First Judicial District CASA Association
$255,063
Lyon
SOS
$90,394
Reno
Horizons Mental Health Center
$185,295
Riley
Sunflower Children’s Collective
$165,467
Saline
Child Advocacy and Parenting Services
$157,764
Scott
Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center
$623,576
Sedgwick
Child Advocacy Center of Sedgwick County
$821,360
Sedgwick
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Kansas
$225,724
Shawnee
LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center
$151,978
*TOTAL*
*$4,516,599 *
*2025 Court Appointed Special Advocate Programs Grant Awards*
*County*
*Organization Name*
*Grant Award*
Allen
CASA of the 31st Judicial District
$15,251
Barton
Central Kansas CASA
$17,397
Bourbon
Bourbon County CASA of the 6th Judicial District
$17,713
Butler
Tri-County CASA
$49,558
Cloud
North Central Kansas CASA
$26,013
Cowley
CASA of Cowley County
$10,956
Douglas
Douglas County CASA
$51,251
Ellis
CASA of the High Plains
$10,526
Finney
Spirit of the Plains CASA
$47,152
Ford
CASA-Children Worth Saving
$63,345
Franklin
CASA of the 4th Judicial District
$9,904
Geary
CASA of the 8th Judicial District
$45,973
Harvey
CASA: A Voice for Children
$51,107
Johnson
CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties
$202,625
Leavenworth
First Judicial District CASA Association
$51,638
Lyon
SOS, CASA of the Flint Hills
$55,057
Riley
Sunflower Children’s Collective
$106,180
Saline
Child Advocacy and Parenting Services
$64,934
Sedgwick
Roots and Wings, CASA of Sedgwick County
$102,763
Shawnee
CASA of Shawnee County
$28,192
Shawnee
Kansas CASA Association
$120,000
*TOTAL*
*$1,147,535 *
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