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GA SR1214
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/13/2014
Primary Sponsor
Renee Unterman
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate commends the Partnership Against Domestic Violence, a nonprofit originally known as the Council on Battered Women, for its nearly 40 years of service to women and children who are victims of domestic violence
- The organization began as an all-volunteer entity in 1975 in Atlanta and has grown to become the largest provider of domestic violence services in Georgia
- The Partnership operates two 24-hour emergency shelters in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties and provides additional services including a crisis line, parenting services, children and youth programming, legal advocacy, supportive housing, and community support groups
- The organization also conducts educational outreach to police officers, judges, hospitals, businesses, legislators, child protection agencies, clergy, and the media, as well as teen dating violence prevention programming
- The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Legislative Description
Partnership Against Domestic Violence; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
3/13/2014
Full Bill Text
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