Butler County groups receive nearly $400,000 in state grants
Earlier this week, the Butler County commissioners received over $350,000 in grant funding from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to support two county programs: the Butler County Victim Witness Program, and continuing county education and parole.
The Butler County Victim Witness Program was awarded $217,189, while $133,295 will support adult probation and parole services.
In addition, the nonprofit Children’s Advocacy Center of Butler County received a $47,000 grant.
These awards were part of the $40 million in grant funding awarded by the commission to support services for victims of crime, including county victim/witness offices, children’s advocacy centers, and adult probation and parole services.
“This delivers a lot of services in addition to the criminal stuff,” said county Commissioner Kevin Boozel. “When there's a crime and you have a victim, they'll need services to connect to. That's what those grants are primarily for, to make sure the victim is not victimized again.”
The grant to the witness program will pay for three victim advocates, officials said.
“Investing in victim services is essential to supporting survivors and strengthening our communities, and today’s actions by the commission demonstrate our commitment to justice, dignity, and resilience,” said Mike Pennington, commission executive director, in a news release.
