Ivey Awards $49k In Grant Funds To Turning Point Of Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa AL

06 January, 2021

8:08 AM

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MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that more than $67,000 has been awarded to help victims of domestic violence in west Alabama. According to a release from the governor's office, $49,352 was awarded to SAN Inc. — also known as Turning Point of Tuscaloosa. This organization, founded in 1979, has a nine-county coverage area, serving Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter, and Tuscaloosa counties. Click here to subscribe to our daily email newsletters and breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox and mobile devices for free. You can also support local journalism by donating as little as $5 a month to become a supporting member or by downloading our free Patch mobile app. Additionally, $18,000 in grant funding was awarded by Ivey to the Family Resource Center of Northwest Alabama in Jasper, which will enable the agency to better serve victims in Walker County. Both grants will reportedly supplement previous funding awarded by the governor to the two agencies. According to Ivy's office, Turning Point will use the funds to help support a rural counselor, an outreach counselor and a person to work as an advocate for child victims. The agency also provides free emergency shelter, counseling, support groups and advocacy. The Jasper facility will use grant funds to support its Daybreak domestic violence program, which includes safe shelter, court advocacy, referral services and related assistance. The grants will be administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and will come from funds made available to the state by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Follow Patch here for updates or on Facebook and Twitter.