By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette New grants worth $15 million to help address family violence have arrived on the scene because of wise counsel from rural Alberta, the minister of children and family services says. Emergency family violence shelters in small-town Alberta \u201ccreated the impetus\u201d for the three new funding streams, Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. \u201cThey were looking for more innovative grant streams, ones with flexible options to meet their specific geographic concerns,\u201d he said. Turton\u2019s comments came a day after a Sept. 2 announcement of staggered closing dates for applications under grants the province teased in July. First up is a $4-million envelope called the Facility Grant Pilot Program, with money available for upgrades and maintenance of eligible women\u2019s shelters for roofing,… <\/p>\n
By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette New grants worth $15 million to help address family violence have arrived on the scene because of wise counsel from rural Alberta, the minister of children and family services says. Emergency family violence shelters in small-town Alberta \u201ccreated the impetus\u201d for the three new funding streams, Searle Turton told The Macleod Gazette. \u201cThey were looking for more innovative grant streams, ones with flexible options to meet their specific geographic concerns,\u201d he said. Turton\u2019s comments came a day after a Sept. 2 announcement of staggered closing dates for applications under grants the province teased in July. First up is a $4-million envelope called the Facility Grant Pilot Program, with money available for upgrades and maintenance of eligible women\u2019s shelters for roofing,... <\/p>\n