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Article: DULUTH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM GOES NATIONAL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 25, 2007
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Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn. (8th CD), issued the following news release:
A groundbreaking Duluth-based program to prevent domestic violence is about to become a national model. Today, Congressman Jim Oberstar announced that the Duluth Family Visitation Center which is operated by Minnesota Program Development Incorporated (MPDI) has been awarded a $200,000 federal grant to provide training and technical assistance to domestic violence prevention programs across the country.
MPDI operates a visitation center for families with histories of domestic violence. It provides a safe setting for parents to visit their children. Women and children who are victims of domestic violence are often at ...