48001400 - Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence

Account Description FY2015
Spending
FY2016
GAA
4800-1400 Support Services for People at Risk of Domestic Violence
For shelters and support services for people at risk of domestic violence and for the operation of the New Chardon street homeless shelter; provided, that the department shall pursue the establishment of public-private partnership agreements established for family stabilization services funded from sources other than the commonwealth; provided further, that services funded through this item shall include: (i) supervised visitation programs; (ii) housing assistance programs to assist victims of domestic violence in finding and maintaining permanent housing or accessing local transitional housing as necessary; (iii) operation of scattered site transitional housing programs; (iv) counseling services for children who have witnessed domestic violence; (v) emergency shelter for substance abusing battered women; (vi) a statewide domestic violence hotline; and (vii) domestic violence prevention specialists; provided further, that the department shall continue to provide any match funding required by federal program regulations; and provided further, that not less than $150,000 shall be expended for the operation of the Portal to Hope Corp. servicing the cities of Everett, Malden and Medford
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