07.06.15
The Avon Foundation for Women is partnering with the National Domestic Violence Hotline to grant $500,000 to 25 local domestic violence advocacy programs in cities across the U.S.
The grant is part of a larger effort by the two organizations that started with #GivingTuesday to raise funds and awareness for local and national domestic violence hotlines. Each of the grantees will receive $20,000 to continue operating 24-hour hotlines that support domestic abuse victims and provide direct services for survivors in their communities in FY 2016.
"While we are happy to support domestic violence hotlines and shelters across the country, we are saddened to learn that domestic violence services continue to operate at max capacity with limited funding," said Christine Jaworsky, program director of the Avon Foundation for Women. "Our most recent Avon Foundation-funded NNEDV census shows that more and more requests are going unmet each day. Through this program, we hope that domestic violence agencies across the U.S. will be able to offer even more resources for protection and answer additional calls from victims who so desperately need help."
The grant is part of a larger effort by the two organizations that started with #GivingTuesday to raise funds and awareness for local and national domestic violence hotlines. Each of the grantees will receive $20,000 to continue operating 24-hour hotlines that support domestic abuse victims and provide direct services for survivors in their communities in FY 2016.
"While we are happy to support domestic violence hotlines and shelters across the country, we are saddened to learn that domestic violence services continue to operate at max capacity with limited funding," said Christine Jaworsky, program director of the Avon Foundation for Women. "Our most recent Avon Foundation-funded NNEDV census shows that more and more requests are going unmet each day. Through this program, we hope that domestic violence agencies across the U.S. will be able to offer even more resources for protection and answer additional calls from victims who so desperately need help."