MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County is one of four Alabama counties to receive a grant from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for domestic violence response units. ADECA awarded six grants totaling more than $346,000 for domestic violence response units in Elmore, Chilton, Montgomery and Mobile counties. These units will investigate […]
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Grant funds of $25,000 will help the
Crenshaw County Commission continue its work through the Crenshaw County Sheriff’s Office of arresting perpetrators of domestic violence and protecting victims. The office’s domestic violence officers will also attend public meetings to educate residents about signs of abuse and how to ask for assistance. Local matching funds of $8,333 will supplement the grant.
The
Elmore County Commission is using grant funds of $151,000 to continue the work of the 19
th Circuit Domestic Violence Unit, made up of the Elmore County Commission, Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office. The unit investigates and prosecutes violent crimes against women and maintains partnerships to serve victims of domestic violence in Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties. Local matching funds of $50,333 will supplement the grant.