Gov. Cuomo Announces $80k Grant for North Brooklyn Domestic Violence Coalition

By Kings County Politics:

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — North Brooklyn's Coalition Against Family Violence gets $80,100 in state money, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday. The state received $7.7 million in federal funding to allow the funding of 11 new programs and support of 117 existing programs that help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The North Brooklyn Coalition is one of them, along with two other Brooklyn organizations.

Funding through the federal Violence Against Women Act was increased by nearly $662,000 to support programs offered by non-profit organizations, hospitals and law enforcement agencies across the state.

Of these agencies receiving money three are from Brooklyn. They are:

Safe Horizon Inc. – $80,100 to provide civil legal services to child victims of sexual assault and adult victims of sexual assault, stalking and domestic violence in Kings County.

Shalom Task Force (Kings County): $80,100 for domestic violence and sexual assault services and legal services for victims including the Chassidic, Orthodox Jewish clients, and immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence (Kings County): $80,100 for domestic violence services including partial funding for case manager and social worker as well as funding for the use of an expert witness.

“This funding will help in New York’s fight against sexual assault and domestic violence and ensure that victims receive the assistance and resources they need,” Cuomo said. “With this aid, local organizations will be able to improve existing services, establish new programs, and better reach New Yorkers in need of help.”

The North Brooklyn Coalition provides community-based services and a support network targeted toward getting rid of cultural and practical barriers that keep survivors of domestic violence from seeking or receiving help from the criminal justice system.

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