Beshear awards $29K to area nonprofit to support domestic violence survivors

FRANKFORT, Ky. – On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced grant funding that will help victims of crime, and one local organization can put it to use to support survivors of domestic violence.

According to a release by the governor’s office, Barren River Area Safe Space Inc. in Bowling Green was awarded $29,200 to provide emergency housing assistance.

BRASS, Inc. provides emergency shelter and support for those facing domestic violence and their children.

“Since the start of the pandemic, crisis calls requesting emergency shelter far outnumbered our shelter capacity at BRASS Inc. Our answer to this critical need was opening a block of hotel rooms so that we could attempt to shelter more victims who needed to escape domestic violence they were experiencing at home,” BRASS executive director Tori Henninger said. “Without ARPA funding, our current shelter occupancy would be cut by 29%, prohibiting an estimated 106 victims per year from seeking safety and beginning their journey toward healing from the abuse they experienced at the hands of their partner.”

Beshear awarded a total of $750,000 to 15 Kentucky organizations. For a full list of recipients, click here.