{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases/sorensen-announces-400000-prevent-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault", "Sorensen Announces $400,000 to Prevent Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault", "2024-10-28", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Eric Sorensen", "S001225", "sorensen.house.gov", "sorensen", "https://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "ROCK ISLAND, IL \u2013 Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced a $400,000 grant to Augustana College to support efforts to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.\n\n\u201cNo student should ever feel unsafe on campus,\u201d saidSorensen. \u201cIt is our responsibility to provide our colleges and universities with the tools they need to create a safe environment where our future leaders can learn. This important funding will allow Augustana College to access even more resources to develop peer education and bystander intervention trainings to keep every student safe from domestic violence and sexual assault. I look forward to working with our schools to deliver federal investments in the future that will ensure our campus communities can thrive.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re truly grateful to receive this continuation grant from the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program,\u201d said Farrah Roberts, Assistant Dean and Director of Student Well-Being at Augustana College. \u201cThis support helps us build on what we\u2019ve already achieved, allowing us to enhance our trauma-informed education and support services. We\u2019re dedicated to fostering a safer, more inclusive campus environment, and with this funding, we can continue to work together as a community to tackle these important issues and support our students. Our Peer Educators program, which is funded by the grant, has been incredibly successful by empowering a diverse group of students to lead Bystander Intervention education, each year, they reach hundreds of their peers, fostering a culture of awareness and support on our campus. Peers are given the opportunity, in a safe space, to brainstorm ways that they would intervene in various situations to create safety for one another.\u201d\n\nThe $400,000 in grant funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s Office of Violence Against Women\u2019s Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program.\n\nThe Campus Program helps develop campus-based coordinated responses among campus survivor services, campus law enforcement, health care providers, housing officials, administrators, student leaders, faith-based organizations, student organizations, and disciplinary boards to enhance survivor safety, assistance, and hold offenders accountable.\n\nCongressman Eric Sorensen serves on the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Prior to serving in Congress, Sorensen was a local meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities for nearly 20 years. His district includes Illinois\u2019 Quad Cities, Rockford, Peoria, and Bloomington-Normal.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sorensen.house.gov/media/press-releases/sorensen-announces-400000-prevent-domestic-violence-and-sexual-assault"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5480099245905876, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}