BENTON COUNTY, Wash.- According to a Facebook post made by the Benton County Washington Government, in 2023-2-24 $2.4 million in funding will go towards gang and crime prevention programs.
Benton County will put the funding towards seven different gang and crime prevention programs.
According to Benton County, $173,264 of funding will go towards a Support Advocacy & Resource Center (SARC) Engagement specialist.
$430,000 will go to My Friends Place, an overnight teen shelter.
$525,000 will go to the Boys and Girls Club Kennewick Clubhouse.
$250,000 will go to the Boys and Girls Club Prosser Clubhouse.
$89,000 will go to the Kiona-Benton Crime Prevention Program.
$375,216 will go to Partners for Early Learning Building Resilience Through Family Support.
And the Benton County Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) will receive $550,000.
