Organizations across Alabama are about to share more than $16 million in grants awarded by the state’s Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention’s Children’s Trust Fund.
“We are proud to announce the programs funded for 2023-2024,” said Sallye Longshore, Director of the Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention. “These community-based programs advocate for children and the strengthening of families. We support programs with ongoing training, technical assistance, and fiscal transparency. These programs work together to provide children and families with the needed resources and services to prevent child maltreatment.
The Children’s Trust Fund provides annual funding to community-based programs across the state that are dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect. For 2023-24, the agency awarded 198 grants to 113 organizations across the state covering a range of prevention efforts, including parent education, home visiting, fatherhood, mentoring, respite care, and community awareness programs.
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