With their primary focus being the elimination of domestic violence and other forms of abuse, the Women’s Center of Montgomery County is a membership organization that has been volunteer-powered since its inception in 1976, providing services which include: a 24-hour domestic violence hotline; elder abuse counseling and supportive services, individualized peer and group domestic violence counseling; telephone counseling, information and referral; legal advocacy; court and hospital accompaniment; emergency relocation funding for victims of domestic violence, education, and outreach to the community and schools. Their programs are administered by more than 185 trained volunteers and a paid staff of 13 full and part-time employees in their seven offices throughout Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Grant Year: 2012
Grant Type: Operating
Focus Area: Family
Grant Amount: $21,000