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Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services
Domestic Violence In Bergen County: Live-Streamed Event Offers Survivors Resources, Services A unique and distinguished group of panelists from Bergen County will participate in a live -- and live-streamed -- discussion about available services and resources for victims of domestic violence. "Residents have reached out for help because they feel trapped and isolated," said New Milford Councilman Matthew Seymour, who organized and will moderate the 4th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Symposium this coming Tuesday, Oct. 25. The round-table discussion at New Milford High School -- which will also be live-streamed -- will "bring together experts with the goal of providing a compreh…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Non-Profit Helps Female Bergen Jail Inmates, Social Service Clients Overcome Domestic Violence Non-Profit Helps Female Bergen Jail Inmates, Social Service Clients Overcome Domestic Violence
Non-Profit Helps Female Bergen Jail Inmates, Social Service Clients Overcome Domestic Violence Female inmates at the Bergen County Jail who’ve been victims of domestic abuse are receiving counseling thanks to a federal grant that costs taxpayers nothing. The two-year $350,000 grant received by A Partnership for Change is also bringing similar workshops directly to clients of various social service agencies in New Jersey, said Allison Bressler, the private non-profit organization’s co-founder. The “support on site” programs developed by Bressler and co-founder Gloria Sgrizzi are funded by the U.S. Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant program, which is financed entirely by fines, penaltie…

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by Jerry DeMarco