Office of the Kansas Attorney General

TOPEKA – A Hays organization has been awarded more than $52,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced today.

Options: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services Inc., was awarded grants to support the following programs:

• $25,000 to support the Transition Services Project, which will provide a new direct service to shelter clients and community clients to help them transition from dependent living situations into independent living situations.  The Transition Advocate will provide relocation, employment and financial services to clients and build collaborative relationships with partners.

• $27,500 to strengthen management and administration, and support capacity building within the agency in order to provide high quality, client-centered care to victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The awards were made from the Protection from Abuse Fund and State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund. The Protection from Abuse Fund is funded by State General Fund appropriations, marriage license fees, county court costs and municipal court assessments. The State Crime Victims’ Assistance Fund is funded though the remittance of applicable fines, penalties and forfeitures from clerks of the district courts.

This year, the attorney general’s office awarded nearly $2.2 million in grants to local and state crime victim assistance organizations. More information on the grant programs and the full list of award recipients is available on the attorney general’s website at www.ag.ks.gov.