西弗吉尼亚州卡诺瓦县查尔斯顿市10月30日州长莫里西宣布1717万美元犯罪受害者援助拨款：81项拨款覆盖全州
西弗吉尼亚州卡诺瓦县查尔斯顿市消息：州长帕特里克·莫里西 10 月 30 日宣布，通过 81 项拨款向全州发放 1717 万 8347 美元犯罪受害者法案资金，用于支持犯罪受害者服务。莫里西表示，没有人应该独自面对犯罪的后果，这些拨款将把咨询人员、权益倡导者与安全庇护所送到全州受害者身边，帮助他们了解并行使自己在司法程序中的权利。资金将用于咨询、紧急庇护、权益倡导、交通等服务，服务对象包括家庭暴力、性暴力、虐待儿童、虐待老人及其他犯罪的受害者。拨款由州行政服务部司法与社区服务处管理，其中较大单项包括：亨廷顿市布兰奇斯家庭暴力庇护所 67 万 8753 美元、西弗吉尼亚州法律援助 78 万 152 美元、东潘汉德尔赋权中心 68 万 9487 美元、强奸与家庭暴力信息中心 68 万 4453 美元。部分机构因不同项目获得不止一项拨款，资金将直接用于一线受害者服务。
West Virginia Governor Morrisey Announces $17,178,347 in Victims of Crime Act Funding Through 81 Grants Statewide on Oct. 30
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced in Charleston, Kanawha County, on October 30 that $17,178,347 in Victims of Crime Act funding will be distributed statewide through 81 grants supporting services for crime victims. Morrisey said no one should face the aftermath of a crime alone, and that the grants will put counselors, advocates and safe shelter within reach of victims across the state and help them understand and exercise their rights in the justice process.
The funds will pay for counseling, emergency shelter, advocacy and transportation for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, elder abuse and other crimes. The grants are administered by the Justice and Community Services section of the state Department of Administration, with larger individual awards including funding in Huntington.
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