Baltimore City Awarded $750K Grant For Domestic Violence Prevention

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City was awarded a $750,000 assistance for home unit prevention, Mayor Brandon Scott announced Friday successful an announcement recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The assistance backing came from the Improving Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence Program by the United States Department of Justice’s Office connected Violence Against Women. The backing aims to assistance the metropolis successful addressing work transportation and victimization.

“Domestic Violence Awareness Month is astir promoting steadfast households and creating the alteration that we anticipation to spot successful our communities,” said Mayor Scott. “Our residents merit leaders who prioritize the nationalist wellness of our communities and cultivate environments wherever our children tin turn and thrive. That is wherefore we are arrogant to admit Domestic Violence Awareness Month arsenic we enactment to trim convulsive transgression and absorption connected intimate spouse unit successful our City.”

The backing volition spell to cardinal partners similar the Baltimore Police Department, the House of Ruth Maryland, and Mercy Medical Center’s Family Violence Response Program.

In enactment of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the City Hall Dome volition beryllium illuminated purple done November

f you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is simply a unfortunate of home unit and needs resources and support, delight scope retired to immoderate of the pursuing helplines and websites listed beneath oregon sojourn your nearest infirmary for assistance:

House of Ruth Maryland: 410-889-7884 / www.hruth.org
Turn Around, Inc.: 443-279-0379 / www.turnaroundinc.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 / www.thehotline.org

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