20 October 2005
Governor continues to protect crime victims
Governor Announces Funding for Crime Victim Assistance Organizations
Governor Kathleen Sebelius today announced the recipients of over four million dollars in funding that will go to protect, assist, and respond to victims of crime.
“Violent crimes affect Kansans young and old, in rural and urban areas,” Governor Sebelius said. “It’s crucial we continue doing everything possible to protect Kansans, but for those who are victims, it’s our duty to help them recover. This funding will allow victims and their families to continue to receive needed services such as counseling, advocacy, shelter, transportation, safety planning and many other vital services and resources.”
A total of $4,464,762 was awarded to 51 Kansas organizations from the Federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance grant program. These organizations receive VOCA funds to provide direct services to crime victims such as responding to their emotional and physical needs; assisting victims of crime in stabilizing their lives after victimization; helping victims understand and participate in the criminal justice system; and providing victims with a measure of safety.
Kansas receives the funds from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime.
Recipients of VOCA Grant Funds:
| County | Organization Name | Grant Award |
| Allen County | Hope Unlimited | $45,371 |
| Anderson County | Anderson County Attorney | $30,948 |
| Atchison County | Domestic Violence Emergency Services | $68,615 |
| Barton County | Barton County Attorney’s Office | $37,287 |
| Barton County | Family Crisis Center, Inc. | $80,390 |
| Cowley County | Cowley County Safe Homes, Inc. | $79,018 |
| Crawford County | Children’s Advocacy Center | $48,359 |
| Crawford County | Crisis Resource Center of Southeast Kansas | $153,102 |
| Douglas County | GaDuGi SafeCenter | $54,773 |
| Douglas County | Women’s Transitional Care Services | $129,396 |
| Ellis County | Northwest Family Shelter | $94,241 |
| Finney County | Family Crisis Services, Inc. | $46,128 |
| Ford County | Crisis Center of Dodge City | $82,924 |
| Ford County | Ford County Attorney’s Office | $23,235 |
| Grant County | Domestic Violence Emergency Services of Grant County | $50,349 |
| Harvey County | Harvey County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force | $39,194 |
| Jackson County | Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation | $40,173 |
| Johnson County | Johnson County District Attorney’s Office | $55,754 |
| Johsnon County | Safehome, Inc. | $251,079 |
| Johnson County | Sunflower House | $160,700 |
| Leavenworth County | Alliance Against Family Violence | $130,952 |
| Linn County | Linn County Attorney’s Office | $27,354 |
| Lyon County | Lyon County Attorney’s Office | $24,494 |
| Lyon County | SOS | $165,674 |
| Reno County | Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center | $179,232 |
| Riley County | Crisis Center, Inc. | $189,108 |
| Riley County | Manhattan Emergency Shelter | $13,198 |
| Saline County | Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | $25,618 |
| Saline County | Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas | $70,457 |
| Sedgwick County | Catholic Charities, Inc. – Harbor House | $103,748 |
| Sedgwick County | DUI Victim Center of Kansas | $94,679 |
| Sedgwick County | Parents of Murdered Children | $71,730 |
| Sedgwick County | StepStone, Inc. | $30,587 |
| Sedgwick County | Via Christi Regional Medical Center – St. Joseph Campus | $154,800 |
| Sedgwick County | Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center | $243,287 |
| Sedgwick County | Wichita Children’s Home | $110,935 |
| Sedgwick County | Wichita Police Department | $108,545 |
| Sedgwick County | YWCA of Wichita | $124,595 |
| Seward County | Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services | $54,827 |
| Shawnee County | Kansas Department of Corrections | $41,269 |
| Shawnee County | Kansas Legal Services, Inc. | $90,727 |
| Shawnee County | Kansas MADD | $90,103 |
| Shawnee County | Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office | $68,964 |
| Shawnee County | Topeka Police Department | $46,911 |
| Shawnee County | YWCA Battered Women Task Force | $204,802 |
| Wyandotte County | El Centro, Inc. | $51,111 |
| Wyandotte County | Friends of Yates | $80,006 |
| Wyandotte County | Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault | $90,421 |
| Wyandotte County | The Family Conservancy | $49,646 |
| Wyandotte County | Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS Kansas City Police | $143,856 |
| Wyandotte County | Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office | $12,090 |
