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grant that pays for things like support groups and even housing for abused women. this year the amount awarded — was staggering. 47 abcs ashonti ford has the story on where that money comes from – and what it’s going toward. track the federal victim of crime assistance grant distributed thirty seven million dollars to the state of maryland in 2016 — that’s twenty nine million more then maryland typically receives — and 900-thousand of it is going to the life crisis center in salisbury. as executive director michele hughes tells us — the source of the money — illustrates a case not of “more money, more problems,” but rather, “more problems, more money.” those funds come not from tax dollars but from fees and penalties paid by people who break federal laws track so this means maryland has had more federal criminal convictions than in previous years. contributing to the fund — are fines and property confiscation from sex offenders, domestic abusers, and drug dealers — along with court fees. and with life crisis being the only such center on the lower eastern shore — that 900-thousand dollars will be put to good use. this money is supporting 12 positions here but one is — a brand new position for a child therapist track that additional therapist will help the facility serve the growing number of child victims on the eastern shore — like those allegedly involved in the recent sexual abuse case at mitchell’s martial arts. when a traumatic incident happens a child could – ya know there’s a variety of different responses that a person may have or specifically children anger guilt blaming themselves you know a lot of feelings that something’s wrong with them and when a child doesn’t go into treatment and get the therapy they may need they grow up holding on to these things :36 track therapist jennifer kelley tells us this additional funding will also let them cut down on wait times to get an appointment — which is currently up to 2 weeks ashonti ford 47 abc the life crisis center now also gets twenty five dollars out of every marriage license fee. continuing now with a death investigation in sussex county — a man — charged with assault over