By Staff Reports
Gov. Kay Ivey has pledged additional support for victims of domestic violence through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund. One of the receiving agencies, the Montgomery Area Family Violence Program (Family Sunshine Center) serves victims in Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes and Montgomery counties.
Fourteen domestic violence shelters, including the Montgomery area center, will be the recipients of trust fund revenues which are generated through a marriage recording fee. The trust fund, distributed on a quarterly basis, was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015 and endorsed by then Lt. Gov. Ivey, who continues to support the program and its assistance to domestic violence victims.
Ivey also awarded $105,757 through the trust fund to the Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence which monitors and assists regional domestic violence agencies, and $80,000 to the state Office of Prosecution Services, which investigates and prosecutes domestic violence cases.