Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan presented YWCA Richmond yesterday with a $1,666,279 check to support the organization’s services for domestic violence survivors.
The Community Project Funding is provided by the federal government and will support the Transforming Lives After Surviving Domestic Violence Project to build at least 40 new residential units and provide 24/7 innovative programming and services for survivors of domestic violence in the Richmond area.
McClellan successfully secured the $1,666,279 in federal funding through the annual appropriations process. In total, she has secured more than $15 million for 15 local projects and priorities throughout Virginia’s District 4.
“YWCA Richmond is an important cornerstone of our community in Virginia’s Fourth. I am thrilled to deliver more than $1.6 million to support their efforts to protect and assist domestic violence survivors from housing insecurity,” McClellan said. “Studies show domestic violence citations are the number three reason tenants get evicted. The Transforming Lives After Surviving Domestic Violence Project is an innovative project to provide survivors comprehensive wraparound services, including residential housing, programming, and other resources. I look forward to seeing this project come to fruition.”
Yesterday’s check was McClellan’s fourth Community Project Funding check presentation. In May 2024, she presented Henrico County officials with a $725,000 check for their Universal Broadband Deployment Project. In June 2024, McClellan presented Brunswick County with $500,000 to support their Industrial Site Development Project and $188,787 to Southside Virginia Community College for their In-Demand Technical Training Learning Project.
“YWCA Richmond’s domestic violence team works tirelessly to combat barriers survivors of violence face. Access to safe, deeply affordable housing is the biggest issue our team works to solve before counseling, work force navigation, and connections to supportive services can begin,”said Rupa Murthy, CEO of YWCA Richmond. “This historic regional investment in safe and healthy families, violence free communities, and economic mobility for those facing a difficult path so they can not only survive but thrive, is a catalyst for regional commitment to build a system of care that centers a survivor of domestic violence.”
Today, McClellan is presenting nearly $2 million in CPF funding to the cities of Colonial Heights and Petersburg.
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Rebecca Barnabi
