The Door County Community Foundation has HELP of Door County a Sustainability Grant from the Ruth & Hartley Barker Memorial Fund and the Bernice & Gene Hawkins Charitable Fund. This grant supports HELP of Door County’s Hotline Program.
HELP of Door County provides services and programs throughout the Door County Peninsula to victims of domestic abuse. They work to improve the well-being and dignity of individuals, families, and intimate relationships. The hotline provides free, confidential services to domestic violence victims at any time and any place in Door County.
“Last year, HELP of Door County fielded 588 hotline calls,” said Kacie Mueller, Community Relations Officer of the Door County Community Foundation. “No two domestic violence relationships look exactly alike. The highly trained advocates at HELP deal with unique situations every time they receive a call with the primary goal of ensuring domestic violence victims are safe. We are hopeful these funds will help achieve that goal.”
HELP of Door County provides services and programs throughout the Door County Peninsula to victims of domestic abuse. HELP works to improve the well-being and dignity of individuals, families, and intimate relationships. They do this by supporting and enhancing their strengths to reduce the incidence of violence and conflict within their relationships. HELP does not provide counseling but they are here to listen without judgment, support without blaming, and empower victims through advocacy and information. All victim services are free and confidential. For more information about HELP of Door County, please call 920-743-8785 or visit http://www.helpofdoorcounty.org
The Door County Community Foundation’s Sustainability Grants program distributes grant dollars from funds such as the Arts Fund, Children & Youth Fund, Green Fund, Health & Human Needs Fund, Education Fund, Historic Preservation Fund, Healthy Water Fund, and Women’s Fund.
For more information about the Community Foundation’s services and various grant programs, please visit http://www.GiveDoorCounty.org.
The Door County Community Foundation, Inc. is a collection of separate charitable funds set up by individuals, families, non-profit organizations, private foundations and businesses that are managed, invested and disbursed for the current and future good of Door County. The Foundation was launched in 1999 and currently administers more than $20 million in charitable assets.
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