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Article: Daily Record News Briefs: August 19, 2009
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- Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
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- August 19, 2009
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VLSP receives $25,000
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County Inc. will
receive a $25,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation for "Nicki's
Hope," a program that disseminates safety information for women in
domestic violence situations.
Two representatives from the Allstate Foundation's metropolitan
New York offices will present the check today during a VLSP board
meeting.
"Domestic violence is a community-wide concern that VLSP takes
very seriously," VLSP Executive Director Sheila A. Gaddis, a past
board member of Alternatives for Bat-tered Women, said in a
statement.
"Nicki's Hope" was established in memory of a local victim of
domestic violence who was murdered by her abuser. The ...