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Attorney General Mike DeWine
Nearly $1 million in Rape Crisis Program grant funding awarded

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today that he has awarded 25 rape crisis centers in Ohio with a total of nearly $1 million in new grant funding.

"This is the first time that money from Ohio's new Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is being used, so these are additional resources that can now go towards helping survivors of sexual assault," said Attorney General DeWine. "The funds will help strengthen and expand upon the services and support these agencies currently provide, which are essential in the recovery process after a traumatic assault."

The following 23 agencies, which meet all core services as defined by the Core Standards for Rape Crisis Programs in Ohio, will each receive a grant $36,789 to be used to help sexual assault survivors:

Women Helping Women, Cincinnati

Ohio University, Athens

Appleseed Community Mental Health Center, Ashland

YWCA of Northwest Ohio, Toledo

Liberty Center Connections/Every Woman's House, Wooster

Tri-County Help Center, St. Clairsville

The SAAFE Center/Behavioral Connections, Bowling Green

Council on Domestic Violence/Open Arms, Findlay

The Rape Crisis Center of Medina & Summit Counties, Akron

Crime Victim Services, Lima

Townhall II, Kent

Project Woman, Springfield

OhioHealth Research Institute/SARNCO, Columbus

The Nord Center/Lorain County Rape Crisis Center, Lorain

Lake County Prosecutor, Painesville

HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Delaware

Haven of Hope, Cambridge

EVE Incorporated, Marietta

The Domestic Violence Shelter, Mansfield

COMPASS, New Philadelphia

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Cleveland

American Red Cross, Canton

Abuse and Rape Crisis Shelter of Warren County, Lebanon

One program, which meets some, but not all of the core services, will receive an expansion grant in the amount of $8,842 to assist with implementing new services:

Erie County Prosecutor, Sandusky

In addition, one statewide training grant, which is available only to agencies that are federally-recognized statewide sexual assault coalitions, was awarded in the amount of $95,000:

Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, Cleveland

Ohio's Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund was established as part of House Bill 108, which was sponsored by state representatives Nan Baker (R-Westlake) and Kirk Schuring (R-Canton). The bill was amended into Ohio's 2014-2015 operating budget. The Ohio Attorney General's Office administers the fund.





 
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