TROY, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday announced $1,540,243 in federal funding for the Unity House of Troy. Funding was provided through grants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women, a news release said
The first grant will provide $750,000 from the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program, which will be used to implement a comprehensive project to develop, expand, and strengthen coordinated community responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in Rensselaer County.
The second grant will provide $325,000 from the Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grant Program, which will be used to provide services and develop resources for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault who are in the Deaf or disabled community.
The third grant will provide $465,243 from the Transitional Housing Assistance Program, which will be used to provide housing and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating, or stalking who are homeless or in need of permanent housing, the release said.
“Unity House is pleased and honored to receive this funding. Children, youth and young adult victims dealing with or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking or sex trafficking have been historically underserved. Lack of access to information and resources leaves victims trapped in abusive situations unaware of options and possibilities for a better future. This vital funding will afford Unity House and its community partners the ability to develop and implement coordinated comprehensive prevention and intervention services to help some of the most vulnerable in our communities,” Christopher Burke, CEO, Unity House of Troy, said in the release.