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Neosho County proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month after Hope Unlimited presentation
Summary
Hope Unlimited told the Neosho County Commission that it handled 632 hotline calls and 2,605 shelter bed nights in 2023 and has a $1.5 million grant; commissioners unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Neosho County Commission voted Oct. 1 to proclaim October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month after hearing a presentation from local nonprofit Hope Unlimited.
Molly Shaughnessy, volunteer coordinator at Hope Unlimited, and intake support specialist Lindsey Thomas told commissioners that for January–December 2023 the agency logged 632 hotline calls across its service area (Woodson, Anderson, Allen and Neosho counties),…
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