$20 Million In Community Violence Reduction Funds Released To The Area

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(Columbus)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced that he is awarding $20 million in grants to support more than three dozen community-based intervention programs in their work to prevent violence and support crime victims.

A total of 39 programs, three in our immediate area, will receive funding as part of Governor DeWine’s Community Violence Prevention Grant Program. The grants support collaborative approaches by non-profit entities and governmental agencies that partner to reduce community violence.

“This program is the latest step in our holistic approach toward enhanced public safety in Ohio,” said Governor DeWine. “From giving our law enforcement officers new tools to fight crime to strengthening community-based initiatives that prevent future violence, we’re striving to ensure that our communities have the resources they need to protect and support the public.”

Funded projects encompass five broad categories of assistance including community-based violence intervention programs, trauma recovery centers, children’s advocacy centers, crisis response programs, and hospital-based violence intervention programs.

TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTERS IN OUR AREA:

Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program of Southeast Ohio (Athens County): $559,810.87 

CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CENTERS IN OUR AREA:

Harcum House (Fairfield County): $421,118.27 
Hope’s Place Child Advocacy Center (Jackson County): $83,913.80

The Community Violence Prevention Grant Program is funded as part of the $250 million in ARPA funds that Governor DeWine and the Ohio General Assembly dedicated to counter various pressing issues exacerbated by the pandemic, including increased crime rates. The program is administered by the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.