The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.
County Attorney Jenny Oldham provided some background information on the upcoming closure of the SpringHaven Inc. domestic violence shelter on June 30. Oldham said ZeroV, the state domestic violence coalition which distributes funding from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, will no longer be providing SpringHaven with funding designated for the Lincoln Trail District, but the funding isn’t going away.
“So the funding that the legislature gives ZeroV still exists for services in these eight counties, and I want to make sure everybody understands that,” Oldham said. “I don’t want to speak for ZeroV, but they’re going to give out more information. There’s a plan in place that will be executed July 1.”
Oldham said community partners may have to work a little harder to make sure services remain available at this time, but victims of domestic violence will not bear the burden and will still have access to help.
“I don’t want anyone who might be listening to this to think there’s no way out, there’s no reason to reach out,” Oldham said. “They will still get an answer on the other end of the call.”
Victims of domestic violence can reach the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
In other meeting news, Hardin County Coroner Pat Elmore said his office responded to 88 cases in April and 97 in May. Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said his office made 144 arrests, issued 203 citations, and served 138 warrants in April and May.
The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet July 14. The next county Town Hall Forum will be held in the fiscal courtroom on June 30.
