State Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, has announced Monroe County will receive more than $450,000 in crime and delinquency grants from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
“I’m thrilled these programs have received grants because they serve some of the most vulnerable populations in our community,” Madden said.
The grants are as follows:
$331,617 to the Monroe County Commissioners to support the responsibilities assigned to the Prosecution and Juvenile Probation. The funding is provided through the Rights and Services Act and Victims of Juvenile Offenders grant programs.
$78,258 for adult probation services.
$46,996 for the Monroe Women s Resources Center. The Children’s Advocacy Center of Monroe County had requested the funding to provide services to the child victims and their non-offending caregivers in their community. It also promotes community awareness on child abuse, assist multidisciplinary investigative team members with training on iss
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$1.7 million in state funding will support child advocacy and programs that aim at stopping domestic violence in Chester County. (Shutterstock)
CHESTER COUNTY, PA The county s Children s Advocacy Center and Domestic Violence Center are among Chester County recipients of state grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
The $1.7 million grant total coming to Chester County will support programs and services such as adult probation services, body-worn camera initiatives, and domestic abuse programs. State Rep.-elect Dianne Herrin (D-Chester) today applauded the funding award by the PCCD.
Subscribe Funding like this directly improves the lives and well-being of victims of abuse, while helping those who have made non-violent mistakes in the past rehabilitate, Herrin said. This is exactly the kind of criminal justice reform I want to continue to encourage throughout my time in the House.
The crime and delinquency grants awarded include:
$316,757 to RASA/VOJO for ongoing services
$198,581 to Adult Probation Services
$125,000 to the Women s Resource Center
$47,000 to the Children s Advocacy Center
$33,057 to domestic and sexual violence
$14,169 to Jessup Police
$8,555 to the Lackawanna County District Attorneyâs Office for body cameras
âThe funding awards will help support critical work by our local organizations to provide assistance to residents here in Lackawanna County,â Flynn said.
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