State awards $500K to domestic violence shelters
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Several Indiana domestic violence shelters will receive a piece of $500,000 in federal funding to provide emergency shelter and services to survivors.
Through the Social Services Block Grant, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dispersed the amount to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to divvy up. The ICJI board approved the move in June and the 25 not-for-profit shelters will start seeing that money this month.
“Access to safe accommodation and shelter, along with survivor-centered support, is essential to breaking the cycle of violence and helping survivors begin to recover,” said Kim Lambert, ICJI victim services director, in a news release. “These services provide a safe space to heal, access to resources, and the support survivors need to rebuild their lives. We must continue to invest in these services so that everyone has the opportunity to live free from violence.”
The federal grant program allows states to have flexibility when tailoring funding to services. Indiana’s allotment will head toward providing food, clothing, transportation and shelter to survivors in crisis. The state hopes it will offset operational costs and other funding can go toward bolstering and supporting other services.
“Domestic violence shelters are beacons of hope in the darkest of nights,” ICJI Executive Director Devon McDonald said. “They provide a safe haven for those who have been abused, and they offer a path to healing and recovery. We must continue to support these shelters and the work they do, so that no one has to suffer in silence.”
The following shelters will receive funding:
- YWCA Northeast Indiana, Allen County: $32,200
- Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, Inc., Bartholomew County: $27,500
- A Better Way Services, Inc., Delaware: $17,500
- Hope Springs Safe House, Inc., Fountain County: $17,200
- Sheltering Wings Center for Women, Hendricks County: $19,700
- Family Service Association of Howard County, Inc, Howard County: $16,100
- North Central Indiana Rural Crisis Center, Inc., Jasper County: $21,800
- Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse, Inc. DBA Beaman Home, Kosciusko County: $17,400
- Haven House, Inc., Lake County: $18,500
- St. Jude House, Inc., Lake County: $17,400
- The Stepping Stone Shelter for Women, Inc., Laporte County: $13,100
- Alternatives Incorporated of Madison County, Madison County: $30,700
- The Julian Center, Inc., Marion County: $35,000
- The Salvation Army, Marion County: $11,500
- Middle Way House, Inc., Monroe County: $23,100
- Family Crisis Shelter, Inc., Montgomery County: $25,000
- Desert Rose Foundation, Inc., Morgan County: $11,400
- The Caring Place, Porter County: $8,300
- Safe Passage, Inc., Ripley County: $20,000
- YWCA North Central Indiana, St. Joseph: $26,500
- YWCA Greater Lafayette, Tippecanoe County: $21,800
- Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Inc., Vanderburgh County: $23,500
- YWCA of Evansville, IN Inc., Vanderburgh County: $17,400
- Council on Domestic Abuse, Inc., Vigo County: $10,000
- Prisoner & Community Together, Inc.: Washington County: $17,400