堪萨斯州宣布147.5万美元联邦拨款支持家暴幸存者：20家机构获资助
堪萨斯州州长 Laura Kelly 11月10日在州府 Topeka 宣布，该州将拨出1,475,189美元联邦资金，支持各地预防家庭暴力、伴侣暴力与约会暴力，并为受害者及其家属提供关键服务。资金来自美国卫生与公众服务部《家庭暴力预防与服务法》（FVPSA）项目。
这笔资金共授予全州20个县的20家机构，单笔从50,341美元到164,502美元不等，获资助者包括 Johnson 县的 Safehome、Sedgwick 县的 Wichita Family Crisis Center 与 Catholic Charities Harbor House、Shawnee 县的 YWCA 安全与赋权中心等。资金可用于暴力预防外展与教育、为受害者及其家属提供紧急庇护、支持小组与危机干预、协助申请保护令、陪同出庭与交通补助，也支持面向学校、社区与家庭的预防宣传。
Kelly 表示，这笔拨款既着眼于从源头预防家暴发生，也为幸存者与家庭提供关键支持，是让堪萨斯社区更强大、更安全、更有韧性的一步。
（来源：堪萨斯州州长办公室）
Kansas Announces $1.475 Million in Federal Grants to Support Domestic Violence Survivors: 20 Organizations Funded
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced in Topeka on November 10 that the state will allocate $1,475,189 in federal funding to support local efforts to prevent family, domestic, and dating violence and to provide critical services to victims and their dependents. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
The grants go to 20 organizations in 20 counties, ranging from $50,341 to $164,502, including Safehome in Johnson County, the Wichita Family Crisis Center and Catholic Charities Harbor House in Sedgwick County, and the YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment in Shawnee County. The funding supports outreach and prevention education, emergency shelter, support groups and crisis intervention, help obtaining protection orders, court accompaniment, transportation assistance, and prevention campaigns aimed at schools, communities, and families.
Kelly said the funding takes tangible steps to prevent domestic violence from occurring in the first place while providing crucial supports to survivors and their families, making Kansas communities stronger, safer, and more resilient.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Kansas)
来源：堪萨斯州州长办公室
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