(September 16, 2024) – Norristown, PA – Senator Cappelletti today announced $7,240,711 has been awarded to District Seventeen in state grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This funding was awarded to victim services, reentry programs, and more.
“When our community members are in need, these county programs and local organizations are the first places they reach out to,” said Senator Cappelletti. “I’m proud to support investments into our communities that help the most vulnerable, and that’s exactly what this funding does.”
PCCD met on September 11, 2024 to approve funds from Federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Funds, Local Law Enforcement Support Grant Funds, Federal Project Safe Neighborhood Funds, State Act 80 Funds, Federal STOP Violence Against Women Act Funds, Federal Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program Funds, Federal Victims of Crime Funds, and Federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Funds.
The awards to District 17 are as follows:
Federal Byrne Justice Grant (JAG) Funds:
Delaware County Executive Director – MX908 Grant Proposal, awarded $165,000
Family Services of Montgomery County – Promoting Successful Reentry: Thinking For A Change, awarded $250,000
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth – Trauma Support for Justice Practitioners 2024, awarded $169,162
State Act 80 Funds
• Montgomery County Commissioners – Montgomery County Correctional Vivitrol Expansion, awarded $155,868
Federal Victims of Crime Funds
• Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania – Legal Services for Domestic Abuse Victims, awarded $535,140
• Delaware County Victim Assistance Center – Delaware County Victim Services, awarded $859,992
• Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. – Domestic Violence Services for Residents of Delaware County, awarded $466,887
• Family Support Line of Delaware County, Inc. – Maintaining Victim Services for Child Sexual Abuse, awarded $306,297
• CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. – Advocacy for Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect, awarded $401,572
• Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County – A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse, awarded $188,234
• LaureI House – LaureI House, awarded $398,022
• The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth – 2023 Non-Competitive Heather’s Hope renewal, awarded $815,930
• Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, Inc. – Sexual Assault and Other Crimes, awarded $522,314
• Womens Center of Montgomery County – Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services, awarded $452,754
Federal Victims of Crime Funds
• SeniorLAW Center – Keeping Elder Victims S.A.F.E., awarded $1,454,913
• Children’s Crisis Treatment Center – Clinical Care Coordination for Child Victims, awarded $98,626
Senator Amanda Cappelletti announces over $7 Million awarded to District Seventeen in PCCD grants
