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Commission designates victims-assistance funds to Bridge to Safety and Knoxville Family Justice Center
Summary
The commission designated victims-assistance assessment monies to Knox County Bridge to Safety and the Knoxville Family Justice Center, splitting funds in early fiscal years and directing future flows to Bridge to Safety. County and nonprofit leaders praised the agreement.
Commissioners approved resolution r-26-7-903 to designate victims' assistance assessment funds to two local programs. Under the resolution, the funds will be split equally between the Knox County Bridge to Safety program and the Knoxville Family Justice Center for fiscal years 2026–27 and 2027–28; beginning in fiscal year 2028–29, the Bridge to Safety program will receive all monies generated by the assessment.
County and nonprofit representatives, including General Nichols, Mike Hammond and Shannon Lee from the Knoxville Family Justice Center, briefed the commission on collaborative planning that led to the shared arrangement. "We met with representatives of the Knoxville Family Justice Center and we're here today to say the results are the resolution that you have in front of you," said a county representative who supported the plan.
Commissioners praised the collaboration and voted to approve the designation. The action follows prior discussions and aims to fund victim services and prevention programming.
