FLORIDA RESOURCE CENTER
FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, INC.
FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, INC.
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| FLORIDA RESOURCE CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, INC. PHONE: (561) 848-8383 FAX: (561) 848-1255 |
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| WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! |
Florida Resource Center has
provided supportive services to
12,468 victims of domestic
violence.
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The Center receives
approximately 50 calls per
week from victims with an
average of 2,600 calls per year.
We estimate twice as many
victims (5,200) would like to call
for assistance, but are too
afraid.
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Of the 50 calls received per
week from victims, 90% are
from the northern Palm Beach
County area. In Palm Beach
County, there are as many as
2,400 domestic violence cases
at any given time waiting to be
adjudicated.
* * * * * * * * * *
In our county, police are
averaging 285 domestic
violence arrests a month.
provided supportive services to
12,468 victims of domestic
violence.
* * * * * * * * * *
The Center receives
approximately 50 calls per
week from victims with an
average of 2,600 calls per year.
We estimate twice as many
victims (5,200) would like to call
for assistance, but are too
afraid.
* * * * * * * * * *
Of the 50 calls received per
week from victims, 90% are
from the northern Palm Beach
County area. In Palm Beach
County, there are as many as
2,400 domestic violence cases
at any given time waiting to be
adjudicated.
* * * * * * * * * *
In our county, police are
averaging 285 domestic
violence arrests a month.
| 24 Hour Crisis Hot-Line (561) 848-8383 We Care! |
| AWARENESS + EDUCATION = PREVENTION |
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Advocate for Family Safety Shandra Dawkins
honored With The Jim Moran Foundation Award
Advocate for Family Safety Shandra Dawkins
honored With The Jim Moran Foundation Award
Jan Moran, right, chairman and president of The Jim Moran
Foundation, presents Shandra Dawkins with a check for $25,000.
As the 2008 recipient of The Jim Moran Foundation Award,
Dawkins received an unrestricted grant that she designated to the
Florida Resource Center for Women and Children, Inc. (FRCWC),
an organization she co-founded that helps families who have
been victimized by domestic violence. The Jim Moran Foundation
Award is pictured in the foreground.
Foundation, presents Shandra Dawkins with a check for $25,000.
As the 2008 recipient of The Jim Moran Foundation Award,
Dawkins received an unrestricted grant that she designated to the
Florida Resource Center for Women and Children, Inc. (FRCWC),
an organization she co-founded that helps families who have
been victimized by domestic violence. The Jim Moran Foundation
Award is pictured in the foreground.
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We are proud to celebrate our 10th
anniversary of serving Victims/At - Risk
of Domestic Violence in Palm Beach
County.
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We are proud to celebrate our 10th
anniversary of serving Victims/At - Risk
of Domestic Violence in Palm Beach
County.
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FRCWC is participating in the 2009
Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids Program a
grass roots campaign to deliver $1.2
million in free shoes to children of
families in need.
FRCWC was among 700 nonprofits
selected from over 2,900 nonprofit
applicants.
Payless Gives Shoes 4 Kids Program a
grass roots campaign to deliver $1.2
million in free shoes to children of
families in need.
FRCWC was among 700 nonprofits
selected from over 2,900 nonprofit
applicants.
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