Women's Resource Center Receives Funds for Men's Engagement Program
The local agency is one of three grant recipients for domestic violence prevention and education work targeting engaging men in the efforts to end domestic violence.
The Women’s Resource Center received a $10,000 Verizon Foundation grant to support an awareness campaign geared towards engaging men in efforts to end domestic violence. The grant will be used to support the Engaging Men in Domestic Violence Prevention Program, which will train men who currently work with young men and boys in community programs to become mentors and positive role models of healthy non-violent manhood. “We know that violence is learned at a young age, even before violent behavior emerges. That is why prevention and education is vital in our mission to end domestic violence,” said Lori DiPersio, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center. “Through our partnership with Verizon we are able to expand our outreach to …
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