FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? VAWO
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2000??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 202/307-0703
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS OVER $23 MILLION
FOR CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WASHINGTON, DC ? As a result of over $23
million in grant funding, victims of domestic violence in all 50 states, three
territories and the District of Columbia will be receiving additional legal
assistance with civil matters related to their abuse, the Justice Department
announced today.? The Civil Legal
Assistance grants are being distributed to law school legal clinics, victims
and legal services organizations, battered women?s shelters and bar
associations.
??????????? ?So
much of what is needed to address and stem domestic violence involves
Civil legal assistance funds can be used to
establish legal advocacy programs to help victims with securing and enforcing
protection orders, divorces or separations, spousal and child support orders
and resolving child custody and visitation conflicts.? Funds can also be used to help victims with access to benefits
and health care, housing and employment.
In addition, grant ?funds can be
used to recruit and train attorneys who provide pro bono civil legal assistance
to domestic violence victims.?
??Many
domestic violence victims, particularly those with low incomes, do not have
access to, or cannot afford legal services or representation,? added Campbell.? ?These funds help organizations connect
battered women with attorneys who help them address their? immediate concerns about physical safety and
financial security, and take the necessary steps to move beyond the violence.?
VAWO is awarding 30 new grants totaling $7.7
million, bringing all 50 states into the program.? VAWO is also awarding 56 grants totaling $15.9 million to
continue projects begun with FY 1998 grant funds.? Applicants were required to link civil legal services and
domestic violence victim advocacy programs.
They were also asked to reach out to underserved populations such as
rural, Native American, Spanish-speaking and African American victims who are
often isolated by language and cultural barriers.
Attached is a list of the specific grant
awards.? More information about the
civil legal assistance program and other violence against women efforts is
available on VAWO?s Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo or OJP?s Website
at www.ojp.usdoj.gov, or by calling the National Criminal Justice
Reference Service toll-free on 1-800/851-3420.
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After hours contact:
Linda Mansour on 202/616-3534
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
FY 2000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS?
CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS
|
STATE |
JURISDICTION |
GRANTEE |
AMOUNT |
|
ARIZONA |
Sedona |
Verde Valley Sanctuary, Inc. |
$211,197 |
|
ARKANSAS |
Newport |
Legal Services of Northeast Arkansas, Inc. |
$162,274 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
Los Angeles |
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California |
$268,275 |
|
|
San Diego |
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program |
$310,656 |
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Washington |
Ayuda, Inc. |
$299,489 |
|
|
Washington |
Women Empowered Against Violence |
$243,619 |
|
FLORIDA |
Tallahassee |
Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
$314,000 |
|
GEORGIA |
Atlanta |
Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. |
$347,974 |
|
KENTUCKY |
|
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund |
$320,000 |
|
LOUISIANA |
Lake Charles |
Southwest Louisiana Legal Services Society, Inc. |
$277,985 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
Northampton |
Necessities, Inc. |
??????????? $96,000 |
|
MINNESOTA |
Duluth |
Legal Aid Service of Northeast Minnesota |
$246,355 |
|
MISSOURI |
Independence |
Hope House, Inc. |
$192,983 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
Camden |
Camden Regional Legal Services |
$300,000 |
|
NEW YORK |
New York |
Harlem Legal Services, Inc. |
$300,000 |
|
|
Rochester |
Farmworker Legal Services of New York, Inc. |
$281,920 |
|
|
New York |
The Legal Aid Society |
$289,250 |
|
|
Jamaica |
Queens Legal Services Corporation |
$300,000 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
Pittsboro |
Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services, Inc. |
$242,684 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
Grand Forks |
University of North Dakota School of Law |
$219,692 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
Anadarko |
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma |
$224,219 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
Harrisburg |
YWCA of Greater Harrisburg |
$299,933 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
Greenville |
Legal Services of Western Carolina |
$315,000 |
|
|
Charleston |
Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program |
$316,454 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
Mission |
White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, Inc. |
$178,910 |
|
TEXAS |
Houston |
Houston Area Women?s Center |
$154,612 |
|
VIRGINIA |
Gloucester |
Laurel Shelter, Inc. |
??????????? $78,748 |
|
WASHINGTON |
Olympia |
Columbia Legal Services |
$303,925 |
|
|
Seattle |
Northwest Justice Project |
$290,000 |
|
|
Tacoma |
Our Sister?s House |
$292,000 |
|
TOTAL |
30 |
30 |
?????? $7,678,154 |
OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
FY 2000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS?
CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
ENHANCEMENT GRANTS
|
STATE |
JURISDICTION |
GRANTEE |
AMOUNT |
|
ALABAMA |
Mobile |
Penelope House, Inc. |
$198,368 |
|
ALASKA |
Juneau |
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence |
$348,629 |
|
AMERICAN SAMOA |
Pago Pago |
U?una?i Legal Services Corporation |
$370,220 |
|
ARIZONA |
Phoenix |
Arizona Bar Foundation |
$330,000 |
|
ARKANSAS |
Fayetteville |
Ozark Legal Services |
??????????? $58,639 |
|
CALIFORNIA |
Davis |
University of California Davis |
$252,397 |
|
COLORADO |
Denver |
University of Denver Colorado Seminary |
$362,151 |
|
CONNECTICUT |
Hartford |
Greater Hartford Legal Assistance, Inc. |
$381,490 |
|
DELAWARE |
Wilmington |
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. |
$190,000 |
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Washington |
American Bar Association Fund |
$141,769 |
|
|
Washington |
George Washington University |
$320,863 |
|
FLORIDA |
Tampa |
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. |
$282,275 |
|
GEORGIA |
Atlanta |
Atlanta Legal Aid Society |
$266,024 |
|
HAWAII |
Honolulu |
Domestic Violence Clearinghouse |
$400,000 |
|
IDAHO |
Boise |
Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. |
$271,815 |
|
ILLINOIS |
Alton |
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance |
$331,436 |
|
INDIANA |
Fort Wayne |
Legal Services of Maumee Valley |
$337,172 |
|
IOWA |
Des Moines |
Legal Services Corporation of Iowa |
$328,339 |
|
KANSAS |
Topeka |
Kansas Legal Services, Inc. |
$350,000 |
|
KENTUCKY |
Bowling Green |
Cumberland Trace Legal Services, Inc. |
??????????? $93,870 |
|
LOUISIANA |
Hammond |
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services |
$184,690 |
|
MAINE |
Bangor |
Penquis Community Action Program |
$326,733 |
|
MARYLAND |
Baltimore |
House of Ruth Baltimore, Inc. |
$336,208 |
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
New Bedford |
Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation |
$185,000 |
|
MICHIGAN |
Detroit |
Women?s Justice Center |
$315,000 |
|
MINNESOTA |
Cass Lake |
Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc. |
$182,259 |
|
MISSISSIPPI |
Biloxi |
Gulfcoast Women?s Center for Nonviolence |
$258,626 |
|
MISSOURI |
Columbia |
University of Missouri Curators Office |
?????????? $80,667 |
|
MONTANA |
Helena |
Montana Legal Services Association |
$399,770 |
|
NEBRASKA |
Omaha |
Legal Aid Society, Inc. |
$312,024 |
|
NEVADA |
Reno |
Volunteer Lawyers of Washoe County |
$400,000 |
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Manchester |
New Hampshire Legal Services |
$275,080 |
|
NEW JERSEY |
Trenton |
National Center for Protective Parents |
$367,128 |
|
NEW MEXICO |
Silver City |
El Refugio, Inc. |
$304,931 |
|
NEW YORK |
New York |
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund |
$326,022 |
|
|
Syracuse |
Frank Hiscock Legal Aid Society |
$355,987 |
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
Asheville |
Pisgah Legal Services |
$190,875 |
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
New Town |
North Dakota Legal Services |
??????????? $95,328 |
|
OHIO |
Toledo |
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality |
$333,654 |
|
OKLAHOMA |
Tulsa |
Legal Services of Eastern Oklahoma |
$372,501 |
|
OREGON |
Eugene |
Lane County Legal Aid Services |
$350,000 |
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
Philadelphia |
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center |
$306,038 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
San Juan |
Community Law Office, Inc. |
$240,659 |
|
RHODE ISLAND |
Providence |
Rhode Island Legal Services |
$251,136 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
Columbia |
Acercamiento Hispano de Carolina |
$129,681 |
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
Kyle |
Cangleska, Inc. |
$314,796 |
|
TENNESSEE |
Knoxville |
Knoxville Legal Aid Society, Inc. |
$266,595 |
|
TEXAS |
Austin |
Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center |
$350,277 |
|
UTAH |
Salt Lake City |
Utah Legal Services, Inc. |
$451,334 |
|
VERMONT |
Burlington |
Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. |
$307,947 |
|
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
Christiansted |
Legal Services of the Virgin Islands |
$231,563 |
|
VIRGINIA |
Richmond |
Virginia Poverty Law Center, Inc. |
$348,159 |
|
WASHINGTON |
Bellingham |
Legal Assistance by Whatcom Advocates |
$165,992 |
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
Charleston |
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund |
$483,599 |
|
WISCONSIN |
Milwaukee |
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee |
??????????? $32,328 |
|
WYOMING |
Laramie |
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
$438,000 |
|
TOTAL |
56 |
56 |
???? $15,886,044 |