Over 50 organizations from across the state to receive funding
ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 28, 2011) – On MONDAY, Governor Martin O’Malley will join U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Attorney General Doug Gansler, advocates, community leaders, families and friends of domestic violence victims, and other state and local officials to announce over 50 S*T*O*P (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) awards to organizations from across the state.
The VAWA program is administered by the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention, and provides funding to law enforcement, prosecution, the court system and non-profit, non-government victim service agencies. Recipients are encouraged to forge lasting partnerships between the criminal justice system and victim advocacy organizations, and to look beyond traditional resources by partnering with community and faith-based organizations to respond more vigorously to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking crimes.
In Maryland, there were 38 domestic violence-related homicides in calendar years 2009 and 2010 combined. In fiscal year 2010, there were over 18,000 temporary and over 9,000 final protective orders filed in Maryland. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, Maryland is ranked 17th in terms of call volume.
WHAT: Governor O’Malley, Senator Cardin, Attorney General Gansler to announce
S*T*O*P VAWA funding for local organizations
WHEN: Monday, October 31st at 4:00 p.m.
WHERE: Miller Senate Building, 3rd Floor
11 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD
3 comments:
Okay, If I remember correctly, DE did this 20 freaking years ago....after a woman and her daughter were killed, and with a restraining order against the ex????way to go MD...
I think this crook could stop violence against women just by lowering all the taxes he has levied on the few business's left in Maryland.
Again the gov proves he is all things to all women.What a guy. Just once I wish I could view a breakdown of exactly where the money goes.But if we could see that he would have to change the name of the program.
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