TOPEKA, Kan. — A Hutchinson organization has been awarded nearly $104,000 in grants to provide services for victims of crime, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Monday.

BrightHouse, formerly known as the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center, was awarded grants to support the following programs:

$60,000 will provide a secure and controlled environment in which supervised family visits and monitored child exchanges may occur.

$43,961 will provide victim-centered, trauma-informed domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy services.

The awards were made from the Protection from Abuse Fund and the State Child Exchange and Visitation Centers Fund. The Protection from Abuse Fund is funded by State General Fund appropriations, marriage license fees, county court costs and municipal court assessments. The State Child Exchange and Visitation Centers Fund is funded through marriage license fees and State General Fund appropriations.

This year, the attorney general’s office awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to local and state crime victim assistance organizations. More information on the grant programs and the full list of award recipients is available on the attorney general’s website at www.ag.ks.gov.