Department of Justice Awards Grants

(HAMILTON) – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced on Thursday that the Montana Department of Justice awarded four Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) with nearly $150,000 in grant funds to help improve their care for child survivors of crime and abuse. The funding comes from a Johnson & Johnson settlement that resolved allegations the company manufactured, marketed, and knowingly sold baby powder tainted with carcinogenic asbestos. CACs are facilities that provide care and support for children who have been abused or been a victim of a crime during the investigative process.
The programs that received funding from the third phase so far include: Emma’s House Child Advocacy Center:, Fort Peck Tribes Red Bird Woman Center CAC, Lewis and Clark County CAC of AWARE, Inc., and First Step – Providence St. Patrick Hospital