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| State Rep. Linda M. Gentile is shown at the state Capitol. / Contributed photo |
HARTFORD - State Rep. Linda M. Gentile, D-Ansonia, and state Sen. Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. , D-Woodbridge, welcome the expected passage of a state grant for an assistance facility in Ansonia when the State Bond Commission meets Friday.
BHcare, Inc is expected to receive $190,000 for renovations to its shelter for victims of domestic violence.
The State Bond Commission is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. this Friday in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
“I am thrilled with the funding allocated for BHcare,” Gentile said. “The statistics for domestic violence in our state
are staggering. The individuals that this shelter serves, many of whom
are children, have already gone through unimaginable trauma by the time
they arrive at the shelter. Once they are
safely settled in to their new environment, they deserve to live in a
peaceful and structurally sound home.”
The funds will provide ADA access improvements and a roof replacement at the domestic violence shelter.
“Anticipated
approval for this state grant reflects a renewed, collective desire to
address the epidemic of domestic violence in our state, in this case, by
helping those victimized and displaced with
a secure and confidential place to stay,” Crisco said. “BHCare
and its staff make crisis and counseling services available 24 hours per
day and seven days per week – it’s gratifying to know these state
resources will be available to shore up the facility
where these services are provided.”
BHcare is
licensed by the Department of Public Health and provides a comprehensive
range of recovery-based psychiatric and substance abuse services, along
with domestic violence and family mediation for
adults and children.
BHcare is designated by the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services as the Local Mental Health
Authority for Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and
Shelton.
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