Matzie: Nearly $50,000 secured to boost security for Beaver County nonprofits
Rep. Robert Matzie December 14, 2023 | 3:08 PM
AMBRIDGE, Dec. 14 – Grant funding of $47,953 from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency will help bolster security for two Beaver County nonprofit organizations, state Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, announced today.
Matzie said the funding under the Nonprofit Security Grant Program includes $25,000 to Ambridge-based Greater Miracle Ministries and $22,953 to Adoption Connection, PA.
“Nonprofit organizations and houses of worship offer hope and critical support for people facing major life challenges and transitions, but it’s essential that these places provide a secure environment for employees, volunteers, and the community members they serve,” Matzie said. “The new funding from PCCD will help Greater Miracle Ministries and Adoption Connection maintain the safest possible surroundings as they continue their vital work for the community.”
The Nonprofit Security Grant Program supports nonprofit organizations – including faith-based institutions, community centers and other facilities – that serve individuals, groups or institutions included within a bias motivation category for single bias hate crime incidents, as identified by the FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics publication.
Funding may be used for a wide variety of security resources, including security planning and training, the purchase of safety and security equipment and technology, upgrades to existing structures and vulnerability and threat assessments.
More about the funding – which is the sixth cohort of Nonprofit Security Grant Program awards approved by PCCD – is available here: https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/PCCD-details.aspx?newsid=84#:~:text=Media%20%3E%20PCCD%20%3E%20Details-,Commission%20on%20Crime%20and%20Delinquency%20Approves%20Over%20%2419%20Million%20in,to%20Make%20Pennsylvania%20Communities%20Safer&text=Harrisburg%2C%20PA%20%2D%20Today%2C%20members,a%20wide%20variety%20of%20grants.