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Turning Point urges support as VAWA renewal approaches, outlines local services
Summary
A Turning Point representative told the Mount Clemens commission the agency served 229 local survivors last year, highlighted a county crisis line handling about 12,000 calls annually and warned that funding from the Violence Against Women Act and community block grants may be at risk.
Karen Bates Gazer, speaking on behalf of Turning Point, described the nonprofit’s crisis, shelter and advocacy services during the Mount Clemens City Commission meeting and asked local leaders to support survivors and national funding programs ahead of pending renewals.
"For 37 years, Turning Point's been providing emergency support prevention services for survivors of domestic…
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