Jean Douglas is Executive Director of the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, a nonprofit organization at which she’s spent 30 years, first as a volunteer and then as an employee. It aims to create a world where domestic violence does not exist, through intervention, prevention, education and advocacy. Demand for the center’s services is up. Calls to its hotline increased 35% from last year. It handles about 4,700 calls to the crisis line a year. Last year, it provided 2,200 people with legal advocacy services.
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Jean Douglas On Leadership
Published 29 Oct 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Our mission is to work to end domestic violence in our community. And we do that through several services that we offer. And those services include a safe house for families to live in a confidential location. We offer legal services. We offer support group. We offer financial resources for women who are in transition. And we have a children's program. Because that's a really a bit part of our intuition and prevention work also. You mentioned a children's program, which is a great segue. I understand that you all received a grant recently from the Signa Foundation to support some of the work that you all do with youth. […]
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