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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) established a diverse and interdisciplinary Statewide Leadership Team (SLT) to develop its bold five-year plan for preventing domestic violence in …
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HARRISBURG, PA — PA Family Support Alliance, the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, has awarded Leslie Holt with the Blue-Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given …
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PHOENIXVILLE, PA — State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, D-Chester/Montgomery, said that two emergency services companies and a domestic violence shelter will receive $4.75 million in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grants.
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HARRISBURG, PA — State Reps. Christina Sappey and Melissa Shusterman, both D-Chester, are applauding the awarding of more than $1.7 million in Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grants to …
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WEST CHESTER, PA — The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (DVCCC) is looking for donors for their annual Adopt-a-Family program.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller recently joined Susan Higginbotham, Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) and Lori Sywensky, Executive …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine is reminding Pennsylvanians that domestic violence is a public health issue that leaves long-term effects on thousands of families across the …
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WASHINGTON. D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched White Ribbon VA, a month-long national call to action to prevent and eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault and …
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Harrisburg, PA – In response to Governor Wolf’s Executive Order on protecting vulnerable populations, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging released its study on the impact of financial exploitation of older adults.
Read MoreDuring this time of shelter-in-place and community lockdowns, the landscape of criminal activity has changed dramatically. In an analysis done by The Economist of data collected from five large cities, most crime …
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