City council recently approved a request for annual funding to the Airdrie and District Victims Assistance Society (ADVAS).

Members of ADVAS addressed council on Monday, asking for $44,500 in funds to support non-criminal files.

Those funds used to be provided by the provincial government but recent changes by Alberta Justice cut that funding.

ADVAS said that decision left them with a significant gap in its operating costs for the year, which prompted the request.