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Domestic-violence provider YCC asks Weber County for funding as referrals rise after state law
Summary
Danette Stanger, executive director of YCC, told the Weber County Commission on June 10 that referrals have increased since Utah enacted SB 117 and asked the county to consider additional local funding after federal and state cuts.
Danette Stanger, executive director of YCC (Your Community Connection), asked the Weber County Commission on June 10 for local financial support after statewide and federal funding for local domestic-violence services fell.
Stanger told the commissioners that YCC has served Weber County for 80 years and is responding to a 25% increase in referrals since Utah enacted SB 117, the state law that mandated use of the Lethality Assessment Protocol (LAP) by law enforcement in 2023. "I believe so strongly in the LAP and I'm so glad that Weber County does the LAP to fidelity," Stanger said.
The request followed a presentation that described how the LAP connects victims screened at high danger directly to local service providers.…
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