State Rep. Linda M. Gentile (D‑Ansonia/Derby) 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 on Friday.
BHcare, Inc is expected to receive $190,000 for renovations to their domestic violence shelter.
The State Bond Commission is scheduled to meet this Friday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m. in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford to approve the funding.
“I am thrilled with the funding allocated for BHcare,” said Gentile. “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,” Gentile went on.
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 the following towns Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton.