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The three best friends loved soccer and partying. They had a case of beer in the truck as they drove the back roads of Central Texas with two of their brothers on a Friday night in May 2022. The three were all 20 and drunk, so they enlisted one of the younger brothers to drive as they sipped on beers in the truck's bed.
Little brother, 18, didn't see the semi hauling fuel until it was too late. The three best friends were thrown from the pickup and died.
The little brother, whose blood alcohol content was .083 (the legal limit in Texas is .08). pled guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years probation. Their families erected this memorial to the lost boys.
For HAYA & JÜRGEN, my BMW, Ducati, Moto Guzzi and Harley riding friends
On a cold, but clear February afternoon in 1973, I bought a new 1972 Triumph 500 Daytona for $1,100 off the showroom floor. February is a good time to buy a bike in the mid-west! The Daytona was based on a the Tiger 500 with dual Amal Concentric carburetors. The bike was extensively up-dated in 1967: new hemispherical heads with bigger valves, “Q” grind racing cams & close ratio transmission; in 1969 they added: roller fixed end Crank bearings, a new Crank case breather, and a double leading shoe front brake. The engine up-grades gave her pronounced thrust just above 4K all the way to the 7.5K red-line to pass another vehicle with authority! Wins at the famous speedway in 1966 and 1967 provided the name. The classic push-rod twin was dated, but at 352 lb. dry, it weighed far less than the Honda CB350 she replaced. She handled far better on twisty canyon roads where the quicker ¼ mile middle weight Japanese bikes would not follow in the spring of 1973. Unfortunately, the mighty twin came to an early demise at a stop light when she was squeezed between a drunk driving a Ford Cortina and a Falcon coupe in front of me.
Those were the days:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GielMXWQlbw
The Bike:
www.xceedspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109789
EXPLORE # 358 2/26/13
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A national portrait of drunk driving over a decade. The zones are sized by their number of fatal crashes and colored by their proportion involving intoxication. Data comes from NHTSA.
More on how and why here: uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2012/12/a-national-portrait-of-dr...
The SkyCam is showing us some footage of the incident known as the "3 in 1." Not shown in the picture is a Police pullover for a suspect of drunk driving. Shown in the picture is the automatic fire alarm at Eddie's. As well as an ambulance for a women who fainted at the thought of having her 2002 Camry burned to smithereens. It might take A LOT of therapy to clear that one up.
This is what can happen when drinking and driving. This used to be a Trail Blazer, my cousin and friend were driving this vehicle drunk. My cousin was the driver. He managed to escape with a broken pelvis, broken nose, and bruised lungs. Our friend, the passenger was not so lucky, he lost his right arm while being thrown from the car, and is also now paralysed. I am sorry to be posting such a disturbing story and photo set but I think it is important for our kids to see what can really happen when they drink and drive. My cousin and friend are both only in their 20's and both have kids.
Drunk driving results in tragic consequences. USAG-Yongsan officials encourage community members to call a taxi, use the buddy system or get a designated driver.
Paulsboro
Gloucester County
New Jersey 08066
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Collingswood, NJ 08108
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Cape May, NJ 08204
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Last October I was knocked from my cargobike in the centre of Newcastle by an aggressive, impatient motorist who, it has since transpired, had been previously convicted of drunk driving. Today I was in court as the main witness, and the main victim. But I didn't feel like a victim, I felt as though it was me in the dock. The crown prosecutor told me to expect aggressive questioning by the barrister for the defence but I hadn't expected it to be so aggressive and so anti-cyclist.
If such questioning, and the unfair conclusions in the summing up by the defence barrister, are common in other cases involving motorists and cyclists it's not surprising so many motorists walk free from court.
Rewind to October...
I was riding a heavy, unwieldy Xtracycle-equipped cargo bicycle and doing everything by the book (that book being Cyclecraft, of course), claiming my lane, looking to see what was behind me and taking my place in a queue of traffic, waiting at traffic lights in a right filter lane, with one car ahead of me (which was inching into the advanced stop line box) and one behind me, a white Fiat Punto.
The motorist behind me had, seconds before, honked his horn to get me out of his way and was shouting something out of his window, perhaps letting me know which of the two users sharing the road at that moment he felt had priority.
I ignored his bellicosity and inched forward when the car in front of me started moving when the light went green. The next thing I knew I was no longer on my bike, I had leg pain and I was facing the white car which had, clearly but surprisingly, deliberately bumped into the rear of my machine.
If you're going to get shunted by an impatient Boy Racer probably the best bike to be riding is one equipped with an Xtracycle attachment. I was shocked by the rear nudge, but not terribly injured. Somebody on a standard bike would have fared far worse.
I was thrown over the handlebars and I landed on the road. I was bruised and suffered a twisted hip, but there was no blood spilt. The driver got out and accused me of riding erratically and not getting out of his way. I had known he was behind me: I had heard his revving engine and had turned round to give him a shoulder shrug, kind of asking him what his problem was. I certainly wasn't expecting a punishment tap.
(The tap was so strong the car's airbag was activated, the motorist revealed in court today).
After the shunt I was in shock, but managed to take the pic above on my phone. The driver also took a pic and he called the police, at my insistence. Five minutes later a police officer arrived.
The young motorist told the attending police officer I had been riding erratically and then he was blinded by the sun at the traffic lights and had accidentally driven into the back of me. Today in court I was accused of deliberately putting myself in the way of the car in order to cause a confrontation. I was accused of being an aggressive cyclist, weaving in and out of traffic (on an Xtracycle!), going to the right of the defendant's car window and shouting that I wanted a fight. "You want road rage? I'll give you road rage," I was meant to have said. I was then accused of speeding past the Fiat Punto, slamming on my brakes and readying for the collision so I could jump clear at the last second. It was I who was in the wrong, spat the barrister.
I didn't take kindly to his accusations and I told him his accusations were untrue, fanciful and defied logic. I was greatly helped by the fact the defendant's barrister made repeated factual mistakes, including not remembering the accusations he had made just seconds earlier, calling my rear tyre "the car's bumper" and quizzing why my brake lights didn't come on. I took great pleasure in poking holes in his claim that I gave "inconsistent, inaccurate evidence" and said I was defending myself so robustly because he was accusing me of giving an inaccurate statement to the police.
When he asked what I thought the defendant's motive had been in giving me a shunt I explained it was very possibly use of a car as a weapon.
The barrister smirked, and audibly laughed at this. I registered his laugh but carried on. Later in the session I reminded the barrister he had laughed at the suggestion the car might have been used as a weapon. The barrister flatly denied he had done so. I asked for the legal secretary to go back to her notes. She did so, told the barrister what had been said, and had been seen by the three magistrates, and he sheepishly backed down. (These guys earn how much?)
The barrister in question was called to the bar in 1990 and is "exclusively defence based", working for clients accused of murder, rape and fraud. Privately he also advises clients on the Road Traffic Act, says his online biography. Yet his grasp of what cyclists are allowed to do on the road was shaky to the point of non-existence.
He wanted the magistrates to find his client not guilty because I had placed my bicycle in front of the Fiat Punto and behind the car in front "when Mr Reid should have placed himself in front of the car in front and not 'sandwiched' between two cars." Remember, the car in front was already ahead of the Advanced Stop Line. It was trapped in the box because a bus had taken longer than expected to turn right. According to the barrister I should not have taken my place in a queue of traffic but should have pushed in front of the car ahead and placed myself ahead of the white line at the lights, away from his client. By being in front of his client I was readying to entrap him, he claimed. Bizarre logic. (I said so, too).
The case was won, I think, because of an impartial witness who had seen everything that had happened from his car and came over to see if I was OK. In court this witness (a retired bus driver) described how the defendant, after the shunt, was shouting at me, effing and blinding.
The defendant also had a witness, a female passenger. She had the same story as the defendant, claiming I had been riding erratically, weaving in and out of traffic.
During cross examination it became plain there hadn't been much traffic on the road for me to weave in and out of. I had been riding in a 'no car lane' on Newcastle's John Dobson Street and then steered into the right hand lane to take a right hand turn. The witness for the prosecution confirmed that I was standing still just before the collision, had briefly looked over my shoulder to check what was behind, and had moved when the light turned green. The barrister claimed the glance over my shoulder was "an obvious look to see when to jump clear of the bicycle."
The barrister also tried to make much of the fact I was in the middle of the lane. Quoting from both from the Highway Code and Cyclecraft from Her Majesty's Stationery Office, I was able to steer him from the claim that I was deliberately trying to obstruct his client merely by being in front of him on a bicycle.
The court case lasted three and a half hours, with a break for lunch. The defence barrister had originally tried to free his client with a technicality over minor inconsistencies between the witness statements and evidence given in court (including mine, I had said I had landed on the ground whereas my witness statement said I landed on my feet; the retired bus driver said I had fallen to the ground). The magistrates left the court room to deliberate on the point of law but were soon back in to allow the case to proceed. The barrister then had to call his client, a tele-service operator for a North East accountancy software firm. Big mistake. With only the gentlest of questioning from the prosecuting barrister the motorist agreed he had shunted me, claimed the sun had blinded him, and when asked whether he'd now give cyclists more room in the future, he said, yes, he would. In which case, asked the prosecutor, why didn't you leave space for this cyclist who, it has been claimed, was riding erratically? Shouldn't you leave more space for such a cyclist, somebody who, it was claimed, had been weaving about and shouting aggressively? The driver agreed he should have left more space for such a erratic and aggressive cyclist.
If the defending barrister thought the case was now lost, he didn't show it. His summing-up painted me a scofflaw cyclist, deliberately trying to trick the defendant into smashing into my bicycle "setting a tripwire for [the defendent] for a later civil compensation case". The shunt was "an error anybody could make," said the defence barrister, playing the "there but for the Grace of God Go I" card. His final statement must have bemused the magistrates as much as it bemused me: road "accidents" happen all over the world, all the time, and are the fault of nobody. Just as a caterpillar and a butterfly are two very different things, yet also the same thing, so his client ought to be found not guilty. No, I have no idea what it means either. I suspect he rolls out this metaphor in many of his cases and sometimes it might work. In this particular case the insect imagery was lost on the magistrates and they found the defendant guilty.
In their verdict, the magistrates, sweetly, said my evidence had been "cogent and credible" and that my road positioning was not in any way at fault. The motorist was found guilty of driving without care and attention and will have to pay court costs of £600. The magistrates left the court to decide on the motorist's sentence. I didn't want to hang around but the police officer who had attended the scene said the motorist would likely get a fine of £600 and three to six points on his driving licence.
Outside court I heard his witness complaining she'd be "paying a fortune" in car park charges. He's pay her back, he said. I had no parking charges to pay. I had ridden to court on my cargo bike.
I guess the Florida Department of Transportation bought a bunch of these and painted them up all the same... I found a Charger over in Lakeland with a similar paint job: www.flickr.com/photos/formerwmdriver/5794108051/
If you want to use this image, ask permission PRIOR to use. Don't be a thief - under most circumstances, I'm quite reasonable.
Copyright 2011 - Alan B.
Sewell (Washington Township), NJ 08080
© Attorney Michael A. Smolensky, Esq., Criminal, Juvenile, DWI, and Traffic Ticket Defense Lawyer. Gloucester County, NJ, Drunk Driving Defense Lawyer
Tonight I went to a wake for a single father killed in a drunk driving accident. He himself was a recovering alcoholic, doing his best to raise his daughters. A man who was drunk slammed into the bus that was carrying him home from registering for classes at the tribal college. I knew his little girl who would stop by the rectory often to say hello, and to play. She is a beautiful, and precocious, five year old girl who has to now face the world without both her dad and mom. It has been a trying evening, to say the least. When I went to say hi to to the little one at her daddy's wake, she wanted to take pictures with my camera. I let her fool around with it, and I will keep the pictures she took. When I got home, I spent time working on pictures, and this picture of a marigold, for some reason, stood out. (I took this picture) I need to be reassured that there is beauty in this world. I know God exists, and that all works out in the end. But, nonetheless, living where I do (for six, going on seven years), I've seen so much hardship and tragedy. Thank God for photography! It is such a release, and a pleasure! Thank you also to my flickr friends! You are good people!
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2602 U.S. 130, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
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This is a drunk driving PSA I had to do for my portfolio class. Starring: Trevor Guenther, Raquel Wimbish, and Crystal Beach. Written and Directed: Chelsea Lynn Winter.
Burbank Fire Fighters were called to this car extraction on Christmas Eve, after a Head On Crash, the striking car was driven by a drunk driver, who fled. Burbank Police Officers located him an hour later, a 1/2 mile away, and arrested him for Felony Drunk Driving causing great bodily injuries.
Cape May Point, NJ 08212
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Washington State Patrol Trooper Ryan Tanner ties a Mothers Against Drunk Driving red ribbon on a patrol car at Fort Vancouver.
A variable message sign with a safety message I'm glad to see being a bicyclist and pedestrian. Some days it says "U Text, U Drive, U Pay", "Click It or Ticket", "Put down the phone and drive" or "Buzzed driving is drunk driving" when its not used for road work or accident advisories.
Woodbury, NJ 08096. © Attorney Michael A. Smolensky, Esquire, Criminal, Juvenile, Drunk Driving, and Traffic Ticket Defense Lawyer NJ Traffic Ticket Attorney
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA)
PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS
Charleston – Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, that he has awarded $3,463,389. in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to fifty-seven (57) public and private non-profit agencies throughout the State.
The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program funds will provide direct services, such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, and elderly abuse. The funds will also finance assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.
These funds are awarded from the U. S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and these funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services.
Funds were awarded to the following:
BROOKE, HANCOCK
A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. $14,500.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time CASA Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Rhonda Stubbs
Phone: (304) 737-4444
Email: childsplacecasa@comcast.net
CABELL
Cabell County Commission $77,383.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of three full-time Victim Advocates in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County.
Contact:Mr. Sean K. Hammers
Phone: (304) 526-8653
Email: shammers@cabellcounty.org
CABELL, WAYNE, KANAWHA
TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. $75,466.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time CASA Coordinator for Cabell County, a Cabell/Wayne CASA Volunteer Coordinator, and a Kanawha Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell, Wayne, and Kanawha Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kim Runyon Wilds
Phone: (304) 523-9587
Email: kwilds@teamwv.org
CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN
Family Service a Division of Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. $57,048.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of three part-time Victim Therapists to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Cabell, Lincoln, and Wayne Counties.
Contact:Mr. Alan C. Cole MA, LPC
Phone: (304) 523-9454
Email: acole@goodwillhunting.org
CABELL, WAYNE, MASON, LINCOLN
CONTACT Huntington, Inc. $30,264.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of sexual assault in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mason Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sharon Pressman
Phone: (304) 523-3447
Email: execdirector@contacthuntington.com
CABELL, WAYNE, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, MASON
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. $177,503.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Counselor, a Mason County Advocate, a Putnam County Advocate, a Lincoln County Advocate, and a porition of the salary for a full-time Wayne County Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to domestic violence victims.
Contact:Ms. Amanda McComas
Phone: (304) 529-2382
Email: mccomas@branchesdvs.org
GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS
Family Refuge Center $79,088.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of the full-time Lead Shelter Advocate, a Shelter Advocate, an Overnight Monitor, and an Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kenosha Davenport
Phone: (304) 645-6334
Email: kenoshad@familyrefugecenter.org
GREENBRIER, POCAHONTAS, SUMMERS
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc. $11,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the part-time salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse in Greenbrier, Summers, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Jenny Castle
Phone: (304) 645-5437
Email: casa11c@live.com
HANCOCK, BROOKE
CHANGE, Inc. $54,245.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate and part-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Debra Fair
Phone: (304) 748-0332
Email: dfair@changeinc.org
HANCOCK, BROOKE, OHIO
Hancock County Commission $105,661.00
These funds will provide for the full-time salaries of a Hancock County Advocate, a Brooke County Advocate, and a portion of the salary of a full-time Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to crime victims in Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio Counties.
Contact:Mr. Michael Traubert
Phone: (304) 234-3896
Email: Jgruberva@yahoo.com
HARRISON
Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. $40,730.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Volunteer Advocate and the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.
Contact:Ms. Alisha Madia
Phone: (304) 623-5749
Email: harrisoncountycasa@frontier.com
JACKSON
Jackson County Commission $31,600.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Sheriff Tony Boggs
Phone: (304) 373-2294
Email: tony.boggs@jacksoncountywv.com
CASA of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Inc. $15,614.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Ms. Kathie King
Phone: (304) 373-1165
Email: circuit5casawv@gmail.com
JACKSON, RITCHIE
Family Crisis Intervention Center $37,751.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Ritchie County Advocate and part-time Jackson County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Jackson and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Emily S. Larkins
Phone: (304) 428-2333
Email: eelarkins@suddenlink.net
JEFFERSON
Jefferson County Commission $60,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.
Contact:Mr. Ralph A. Lorenzetti Jr.
Phone: (304) 728-3243
Email: rlorenzetti@jeffersoncountywv.org
JEFFERSON, BERKELEY, MORGAN
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. $13,645.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Vicki L. Barnard
Phone: (304) 263-5100
Email: vicki@mycasaep.org
Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. $105,582.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Berkeley County Outreach Advocate, a Morgan County Outreach Advocate, a Jefferson County Outreach Advocate and a Shelter Advocate to provide direct services to child victims, victims of domestic violence, and sexual assault in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pippa McCullough
Phone: (304) 263-8522
Email: executivedirector@swcinc.org
KANAWHA
Kanawha County Commission $106,827.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and two Victim Advocates in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.
Contact:Capt. R. P. Boone
Phone: (304) 357-2022
Email: patboone@kcso.us
City of Charleston $31,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to crime victims in the City of Charleston.
Contact:Sgt. James Hunt
Phone: (304) 348-6480
Email: jahunt@charlestonwvpolice.org
KANAWHA, CLAY, BOONE
YWCA of Charleston, WV, Inc. $103,294.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Racial Justice/Court Advocate, a Boone County Coordinator, a part-time Clay County Coordinator and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Court Advocate and a Contracted Counselor to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Clay, and Boone Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pam Gillenwater
Phone: (304) 340-3554
Email: pgillenwater@ywcacharleston.org
KANAWHA, PUTNAM, JACKSON
Family Counseling Connection, Inc. $137,455.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time REACH Director and eight Victim Therapist positions and a porition of two Sexual Violence Victim Specialists to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence, child abuse, and domestic violence in Kanawha, Jackson, and Putnam Counties.
Contact:Mr. Frank S. Fazzolari
Phone: (304) 340-3676
Email: ffazzolari@tccwv.org
LEWIS
Lewis County Commission $35,865.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Lewis County Prosecutor's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Lewis County.
Contact:Ms. Christine Flanigan
Phone: (304) 269-8240
Email: Flanigan.lcpa@frontier.com
LOGAN
Logan County Commission $48,498.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time Victim Advocate in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.
Contact:Mr. John W. Bennett
Phone: (304) 792-8670
Email: jwbennett75@verizon.net
MARION
Marion County Commission $34,394.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.
Contact:Mr. Patrick N. Wilson
Phone: (304) 367-5380
Email: khawkins@marioncountywv.com
CASA of Marion County $28,083.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.
Contact:Ms. Vesna Meinert
Phone: (304) 366-4198
Email: casaofmarion@frontier.com
MARION, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS
Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE, Inc." $235,328.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Lewis County Case Manger, a Harrison/Doddridge County Case Manger, a Gilmer County Case Manager and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Family Therapist, a Marion County Case Manager Specialist, a Marion County Victim Advocate, two Harrison County Victim Advocates, and a porition of the salaries for a part-time Marion County Case Manager and a part-time Children's Case Manager to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Marion Counties.
Contact:Ms. Harriet Sutton
Phone: (304) 367-1100
Email: hmsutton@hopeincwv.org
MARSHALL, WETZEL, TYLER, OHIO
CASA for Children, Inc. $29,105.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director, a Ohio County Volunteer Coordinator, and a Volunteer Coordinator in the 2nd Circuit to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Harrison
Phone: (304) 810-0952
Email: executivedirector@wvcasaforchildren.com
MASON
Mason County Commission $29,667.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.
Contact:Mr. R. Craig Tatterson
Phone: (304) 675-5734
Email: masonprosatty@yahoo.com
MCDOWELL, MERCER, WYOMING
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc., SAFE Inc. $106,060.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time McDowell County Advocate, a part-time Wyoming County Victim Advocate, and two full-time Mercer County Advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pat Daniels
Phone: (304) 436-8117
Email: patengland82@hotmail.com
MERCER
Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. $35,652.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mercer County.
Contact:Ms. Shiloh Woodard
Phone: (304) 425-2710
Email: swoodard@mercerchildprotect.com
MERCER, MCDOWELL
ChildLaw Services, Inc. $10,068.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a part-time Victim Advocate and a part-time Counselor to provide direct services to child victims of abuse and neglect and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
Contact:Ms. Catherine Bond Wallace
Phone: (304) 425-9973
Email: cathy.childlawservices@gmail.com
MINERAL
Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates $16,803.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Mineral County.
Contact:Ms. Dayla Harvey
Phone: (304) 788-0068
Email: mincocasa@hotmail.com
MINERAL, GRANT, HAMPSHIRE
Family Crisis Center, Inc. $55,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Grant County Victim Advocate, a Mineral County Advocate, and a part-time Hampshire County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mineral, Grant, and Hampshire Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sonya Fazzalore
Phone: (304) 788-6061
Email: fcc911@frontier.com
MINGO, LOGAN
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter $70,919.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Logan/Mingo County Victim Advocate, a part-time Court Advocate, a full-time Logan County Advocate and a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Mingo and Logan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kimberly Ryan
Phone: (304) 235-6121
Email: k.s.ryan@hotmail.com
The Logan County Child Advocacy Center $10,128.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mingo County.
Contact:Ms. Beth Cook
Phone: (304) 792-6261
Email: thelogancac@gmail.com
MONONGALIA
Monongalia County Commission $71,458.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time and two part-time Victim Assistance Coordinators in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.
Contact:Ms. Marcia Ashdown
Phone: (304) 291-7250
Email: ashdown@court.state.wv.us
MONONGALIA, PRESTON
Monongalia County Youth Services Center, Inc / CASA For Kids $37,293.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Preston County Volunteer Coordinator, a full-time Monongalia County Volunteer Coordinator, and a portion of the salary for the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Preston and Monongalia Counties.
Contact:Ms. Tammy Renzelli
Phone: (304) 599-1087
Email: casadirector@hotmail.com
MONONGALIA, PRESTON, TAYLOR
The Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.$77,094.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Victim Advocate in Monongalia County and Taylor County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Monongalia and Taylor Counties.
Contact:Ms. Judy King
Phone: (304) 292-5100
Email: rdvic99@earthlink.net
OHIO
Ohio County Commission $44,832.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.
Contact:Mr. Scott R. Smith
Phone: (304) 234-3631
Email: shar4park@yahoo.com
OHIO, BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL, WETZEL
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center $111,233.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Victim Advocate and a Child Victim Advocate, and the part-time salaries of three Victim Advocates and a licensed counselor/therapist to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual assault in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Knight
Phone: (304) 234-1783
Email: sahcexecutivedirector@gmai.com
OHIO, MARSHALL
Harmony House, Inc. $17,836.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Child and Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Ohio and Marshall Counties.
Contact:Ms. Leslie Vassilaros
Phone: (304) 230-2205
Email: harmonyhousecac@yahoo.com
OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL
YWCA Wheeling Family Violence Prevention Program $134,441.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Child Advocate, a part-time Employment Advocate and a full-time Marshall County Advocate and a portion of the salaries of a full-time Shelter Advocate, two full-time Wetzel County Advocates, and a Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia Flanigan
Phone: (304) 232-2748
Email: tflanigan@ywcawheeling.org
PRESTON
Preston County Commission $28,800.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Preston County.
Contact:Mr. Mel Snyder
Phone: (304) 329-1885
Email: msnyder@prestoncountywv.gov
PUTNAM
Putnam County Commission (Sheriff's Department) $30,000.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Sheriff Steve Deweese
Phone: (304) 586-0256
Email: sdeweese@putnamwv.org
Putnam County Commission $46,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary for a full-time Victim Liaison and provide for the salary of a part-time Victim Liaison in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Mr. Mark A. Sorsaia
Phone: (304) 586-0205
Email: Mark.Sorsaia@putnamwv.org
RALEIGH, FAYETTE, NICHOLAS, SUMMERS
Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc. $170,433.00
These funds will provide for the salaries for a full-time Shelter Advocate and an Outreach Office Advocate in Raleigh County, a full-time Nicholas County Advocate, two part-time Summers County Advocates, a part-time Counselor/Support Group Specialist, and a part-time Raleigh County Advocate in the Beckley Police Department and an Underserved Populations Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, and Nicholas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia M. Bailey
Phone: (304) 255-2559
Email: pbailey@wrcwv.org
RANDOLPH
Randolph County Commission $28,577.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
Contact:Mr. Michael W. Parker
Phone: (304) 636-2053
Email: mparker@rcpwv.com
RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, TUCKER, WEBSTER, BRAXTON
Women's Aid in Crisis $244,524.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two Shelter Managers in Randolph County, a Barbour County Outreach Coordinator, a Tucker County Outreach Coordinatory, an Upshur County Outreach Coordinator, a Webster County Outreach Coordinator, a Legal Advocate in Randolph County, and a Braxton County Outreach Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton Counties.
Contact:Ms. Marcia R. Drake
Phone: (304) 636-8433
Email: mdrake@waicwv.org
ROANE
Roane County Commission $19,877.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Roane County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Roane County.
Contact:Mr. Joshua Downey
Phone: (304) 927-2091
Email: jdowney@court.state.wv.us
TYLER
Tyler County Commission $35,500.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Tyler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Tyler County.
Contact:Mr. D. Luke Furbee
Phone: (304) 758-2860
Email: dlfurbeepa.tylercopa@frontier.com
UPSHUR
Upshur County Commission $34,662.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
Contact:Mr. David E. Godwin
Phone: (304) 472-9699
Email: degodwin@upshurcounty.org
WETZEL
Wetzel County Commission $18,568.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Advocate in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.
Contact:Mr. Timothy E. Haught
Phone: (304) 455-8220
Email: abowman1@frontier.com
WOOD
Wood County Commission $65,387.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.
Contact:Ms. Toni Tiano
Phone: (304) 428-7760
Email: tianoknopp@suddenlink.net
WOOD, WIRT, PLEASANT, RITCHIE
Voices for Children Foundation $31,058.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the Program Director’s salary to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Margaret Burdette
Phone: (304) 422-3390
Email: voicesforchildrencasa@gmail.com
WYOMING
Wyoming County Commission $30,483.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.
Contact:Mr. Sante "Sonny" E. Boninsegna Jr.
Phone: (304) 732-8000
Email: sante.boninsegna@wyomingcountyprosecutor.com
STATEWIDE
Mothers Against Drunk Driving $34,049.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time statewide Victim Advocate to provide direct services and support to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.
Contact:Ms. Catrina Clemens
Phone: (469) 420-4515
Email: Catrina.Clemens@madd.org
West Virginia Division of Corrections $38,812.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Services Specialist to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.
Contact:Ms. Jennifer Ballard
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Email: jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov
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Many adolescents with substance use disorders take serious risks, including drunk driving, fighting, heavy drinking, drug injections, and more. To find out why users take such risks, researchers take pictures of the brains of typically developing adolescents and those who have a substance use disorder, while the adolescents are deciding between doing a cautious behavior or a risky one. The first row in the figure above shows brain activity while the kids are making decisions that lead to cautious behaviors. At that time, in many key decision-making areas of the brain – the colored areas – typically-developing adolescents have more brain activation than youths with substance use disorders. Similarly, while making decisions to do risky behaviors, typically developing adolescents again show more brain activation (second row). The brains of adolescents with substance use disorders don't work as hard as the brains of typically developing youths when they're deciding between doing a risky or a cautious action, and that could help explain why substance-using adolescents tend to take more risks. The researchers are now trying to find out whether those differences in activation are due to the drugs that some adolescents use, or whether the differences were there before the drug use began.
Credit: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA)
PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS
Charleston – Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, that he has awarded $3,463,389. in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to fifty-seven (57) public and private non-profit agencies throughout the State.
The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program funds will provide direct services, such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, and elderly abuse. The funds will also finance assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.
These funds are awarded from the U. S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and these funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services.
Funds were awarded to the following:
BROOKE, HANCOCK
A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. $14,500.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time CASA Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Rhonda Stubbs
Phone: (304) 737-4444
Email: childsplacecasa@comcast.net
CABELL
Cabell County Commission $77,383.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of three full-time Victim Advocates in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County.
Contact:Mr. Sean K. Hammers
Phone: (304) 526-8653
Email: shammers@cabellcounty.org
CABELL, WAYNE, KANAWHA
TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. $75,466.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time CASA Coordinator for Cabell County, a Cabell/Wayne CASA Volunteer Coordinator, and a Kanawha Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell, Wayne, and Kanawha Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kim Runyon Wilds
Phone: (304) 523-9587
Email: kwilds@teamwv.org
CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN
Family Service a Division of Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. $57,048.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of three part-time Victim Therapists to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Cabell, Lincoln, and Wayne Counties.
Contact:Mr. Alan C. Cole MA, LPC
Phone: (304) 523-9454
Email: acole@goodwillhunting.org
CABELL, WAYNE, MASON, LINCOLN
CONTACT Huntington, Inc. $30,264.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of sexual assault in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mason Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sharon Pressman
Phone: (304) 523-3447
Email: execdirector@contacthuntington.com
CABELL, WAYNE, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, MASON
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. $177,503.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Counselor, a Mason County Advocate, a Putnam County Advocate, a Lincoln County Advocate, and a porition of the salary for a full-time Wayne County Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to domestic violence victims.
Contact:Ms. Amanda McComas
Phone: (304) 529-2382
Email: mccomas@branchesdvs.org
GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS
Family Refuge Center $79,088.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of the full-time Lead Shelter Advocate, a Shelter Advocate, an Overnight Monitor, and an Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kenosha Davenport
Phone: (304) 645-6334
Email: kenoshad@familyrefugecenter.org
GREENBRIER, POCAHONTAS, SUMMERS
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc. $11,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the part-time salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse in Greenbrier, Summers, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Jenny Castle
Phone: (304) 645-5437
Email: casa11c@live.com
HANCOCK, BROOKE
CHANGE, Inc. $54,245.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate and part-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Debra Fair
Phone: (304) 748-0332
Email: dfair@changeinc.org
HANCOCK, BROOKE, OHIO
Hancock County Commission $105,661.00
These funds will provide for the full-time salaries of a Hancock County Advocate, a Brooke County Advocate, and a portion of the salary of a full-time Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to crime victims in Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio Counties.
Contact:Mr. Michael Traubert
Phone: (304) 234-3896
Email: Jgruberva@yahoo.com
HARRISON
Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. $40,730.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Volunteer Advocate and the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.
Contact:Ms. Alisha Madia
Phone: (304) 623-5749
Email: harrisoncountycasa@frontier.com
JACKSON
Jackson County Commission $31,600.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Sheriff Tony Boggs
Phone: (304) 373-2294
Email: tony.boggs@jacksoncountywv.com
CASA of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Inc. $15,614.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Ms. Kathie King
Phone: (304) 373-1165
Email: circuit5casawv@gmail.com
JACKSON, RITCHIE
Family Crisis Intervention Center $37,751.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Ritchie County Advocate and part-time Jackson County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Jackson and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Emily S. Larkins
Phone: (304) 428-2333
Email: eelarkins@suddenlink.net
JEFFERSON
Jefferson County Commission $60,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.
Contact:Mr. Ralph A. Lorenzetti Jr.
Phone: (304) 728-3243
Email: rlorenzetti@jeffersoncountywv.org
JEFFERSON, BERKELEY, MORGAN
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. $13,645.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Vicki L. Barnard
Phone: (304) 263-5100
Email: vicki@mycasaep.org
Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. $105,582.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Berkeley County Outreach Advocate, a Morgan County Outreach Advocate, a Jefferson County Outreach Advocate and a Shelter Advocate to provide direct services to child victims, victims of domestic violence, and sexual assault in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pippa McCullough
Phone: (304) 263-8522
Email: executivedirector@swcinc.org
KANAWHA
Kanawha County Commission $106,827.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and two Victim Advocates in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.
Contact:Capt. R. P. Boone
Phone: (304) 357-2022
Email: patboone@kcso.us
City of Charleston $31,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to crime victims in the City of Charleston.
Contact:Sgt. James Hunt
Phone: (304) 348-6480
Email: jahunt@charlestonwvpolice.org
KANAWHA, CLAY, BOONE
YWCA of Charleston, WV, Inc. $103,294.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Racial Justice/Court Advocate, a Boone County Coordinator, a part-time Clay County Coordinator and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Court Advocate and a Contracted Counselor to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Clay, and Boone Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pam Gillenwater
Phone: (304) 340-3554
Email: pgillenwater@ywcacharleston.org
KANAWHA, PUTNAM, JACKSON
Family Counseling Connection, Inc. $137,455.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time REACH Director and eight Victim Therapist positions and a porition of two Sexual Violence Victim Specialists to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence, child abuse, and domestic violence in Kanawha, Jackson, and Putnam Counties.
Contact:Mr. Frank S. Fazzolari
Phone: (304) 340-3676
Email: ffazzolari@tccwv.org
LEWIS
Lewis County Commission $35,865.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Lewis County Prosecutor's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Lewis County.
Contact:Ms. Christine Flanigan
Phone: (304) 269-8240
Email: Flanigan.lcpa@frontier.com
LOGAN
Logan County Commission $48,498.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time Victim Advocate in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.
Contact:Mr. John W. Bennett
Phone: (304) 792-8670
Email: jwbennett75@verizon.net
MARION
Marion County Commission $34,394.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.
Contact:Mr. Patrick N. Wilson
Phone: (304) 367-5380
Email: khawkins@marioncountywv.com
CASA of Marion County $28,083.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.
Contact:Ms. Vesna Meinert
Phone: (304) 366-4198
Email: casaofmarion@frontier.com
MARION, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS
Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE, Inc." $235,328.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Lewis County Case Manger, a Harrison/Doddridge County Case Manger, a Gilmer County Case Manager and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Family Therapist, a Marion County Case Manager Specialist, a Marion County Victim Advocate, two Harrison County Victim Advocates, and a porition of the salaries for a part-time Marion County Case Manager and a part-time Children's Case Manager to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Marion Counties.
Contact:Ms. Harriet Sutton
Phone: (304) 367-1100
Email: hmsutton@hopeincwv.org
MARSHALL, WETZEL, TYLER, OHIO
CASA for Children, Inc. $29,105.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director, a Ohio County Volunteer Coordinator, and a Volunteer Coordinator in the 2nd Circuit to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Harrison
Phone: (304) 810-0952
Email: executivedirector@wvcasaforchildren.com
MASON
Mason County Commission $29,667.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.
Contact:Mr. R. Craig Tatterson
Phone: (304) 675-5734
Email: masonprosatty@yahoo.com
MCDOWELL, MERCER, WYOMING
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc., SAFE Inc. $106,060.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time McDowell County Advocate, a part-time Wyoming County Victim Advocate, and two full-time Mercer County Advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pat Daniels
Phone: (304) 436-8117
Email: patengland82@hotmail.com
MERCER
Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. $35,652.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mercer County.
Contact:Ms. Shiloh Woodard
Phone: (304) 425-2710
Email: swoodard@mercerchildprotect.com
MERCER, MCDOWELL
ChildLaw Services, Inc. $10,068.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a part-time Victim Advocate and a part-time Counselor to provide direct services to child victims of abuse and neglect and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
Contact:Ms. Catherine Bond Wallace
Phone: (304) 425-9973
Email: cathy.childlawservices@gmail.com
MINERAL
Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates $16,803.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Mineral County.
Contact:Ms. Dayla Harvey
Phone: (304) 788-0068
Email: mincocasa@hotmail.com
MINERAL, GRANT, HAMPSHIRE
Family Crisis Center, Inc. $55,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Grant County Victim Advocate, a Mineral County Advocate, and a part-time Hampshire County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mineral, Grant, and Hampshire Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sonya Fazzalore
Phone: (304) 788-6061
Email: fcc911@frontier.com
MINGO, LOGAN
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter $70,919.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Logan/Mingo County Victim Advocate, a part-time Court Advocate, a full-time Logan County Advocate and a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Mingo and Logan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kimberly Ryan
Phone: (304) 235-6121
Email: k.s.ryan@hotmail.com
The Logan County Child Advocacy Center $10,128.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mingo County.
Contact:Ms. Beth Cook
Phone: (304) 792-6261
Email: thelogancac@gmail.com
MONONGALIA
Monongalia County Commission $71,458.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time and two part-time Victim Assistance Coordinators in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.
Contact:Ms. Marcia Ashdown
Phone: (304) 291-7250
Email: ashdown@court.state.wv.us
MONONGALIA, PRESTON
Monongalia County Youth Services Center, Inc / CASA For Kids $37,293.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Preston County Volunteer Coordinator, a full-time Monongalia County Volunteer Coordinator, and a portion of the salary for the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Preston and Monongalia Counties.
Contact:Ms. Tammy Renzelli
Phone: (304) 599-1087
Email: casadirector@hotmail.com
MONONGALIA, PRESTON, TAYLOR
The Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.$77,094.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Victim Advocate in Monongalia County and Taylor County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Monongalia and Taylor Counties.
Contact:Ms. Judy King
Phone: (304) 292-5100
Email: rdvic99@earthlink.net
OHIO
Ohio County Commission $44,832.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.
Contact:Mr. Scott R. Smith
Phone: (304) 234-3631
Email: shar4park@yahoo.com
OHIO, BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL, WETZEL
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center $111,233.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Victim Advocate and a Child Victim Advocate, and the part-time salaries of three Victim Advocates and a licensed counselor/therapist to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual assault in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Knight
Phone: (304) 234-1783
Email: sahcexecutivedirector@gmai.com
OHIO, MARSHALL
Harmony House, Inc. $17,836.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Child and Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Ohio and Marshall Counties.
Contact:Ms. Leslie Vassilaros
Phone: (304) 230-2205
Email: harmonyhousecac@yahoo.com
OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL
YWCA Wheeling Family Violence Prevention Program $134,441.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Child Advocate, a part-time Employment Advocate and a full-time Marshall County Advocate and a portion of the salaries of a full-time Shelter Advocate, two full-time Wetzel County Advocates, and a Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia Flanigan
Phone: (304) 232-2748
Email: tflanigan@ywcawheeling.org
PRESTON
Preston County Commission $28,800.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Preston County.
Contact:Mr. Mel Snyder
Phone: (304) 329-1885
Email: msnyder@prestoncountywv.gov
PUTNAM
Putnam County Commission (Sheriff's Department) $30,000.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Sheriff Steve Deweese
Phone: (304) 586-0256
Email: sdeweese@putnamwv.org
Putnam County Commission $46,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary for a full-time Victim Liaison and provide for the salary of a part-time Victim Liaison in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Mr. Mark A. Sorsaia
Phone: (304) 586-0205
Email: Mark.Sorsaia@putnamwv.org
RALEIGH, FAYETTE, NICHOLAS, SUMMERS
Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc. $170,433.00
These funds will provide for the salaries for a full-time Shelter Advocate and an Outreach Office Advocate in Raleigh County, a full-time Nicholas County Advocate, two part-time Summers County Advocates, a part-time Counselor/Support Group Specialist, and a part-time Raleigh County Advocate in the Beckley Police Department and an Underserved Populations Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, and Nicholas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia M. Bailey
Phone: (304) 255-2559
Email: pbailey@wrcwv.org
RANDOLPH
Randolph County Commission $28,577.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
Contact:Mr. Michael W. Parker
Phone: (304) 636-2053
Email: mparker@rcpwv.com
RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, TUCKER, WEBSTER, BRAXTON
Women's Aid in Crisis $244,524.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two Shelter Managers in Randolph County, a Barbour County Outreach Coordinator, a Tucker County Outreach Coordinatory, an Upshur County Outreach Coordinator, a Webster County Outreach Coordinator, a Legal Advocate in Randolph County, and a Braxton County Outreach Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton Counties.
Contact:Ms. Marcia R. Drake
Phone: (304) 636-8433
Email: mdrake@waicwv.org
ROANE
Roane County Commission $19,877.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Roane County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Roane County.
Contact:Mr. Joshua Downey
Phone: (304) 927-2091
Email: jdowney@court.state.wv.us
TYLER
Tyler County Commission $35,500.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Tyler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Tyler County.
Contact:Mr. D. Luke Furbee
Phone: (304) 758-2860
Email: dlfurbeepa.tylercopa@frontier.com
UPSHUR
Upshur County Commission $34,662.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
Contact:Mr. David E. Godwin
Phone: (304) 472-9699
Email: degodwin@upshurcounty.org
WETZEL
Wetzel County Commission $18,568.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Advocate in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.
Contact:Mr. Timothy E. Haught
Phone: (304) 455-8220
Email: abowman1@frontier.com
WOOD
Wood County Commission $65,387.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.
Contact:Ms. Toni Tiano
Phone: (304) 428-7760
Email: tianoknopp@suddenlink.net
WOOD, WIRT, PLEASANT, RITCHIE
Voices for Children Foundation $31,058.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the Program Director’s salary to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Margaret Burdette
Phone: (304) 422-3390
Email: voicesforchildrencasa@gmail.com
WYOMING
Wyoming County Commission $30,483.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.
Contact:Mr. Sante "Sonny" E. Boninsegna Jr.
Phone: (304) 732-8000
Email: sante.boninsegna@wyomingcountyprosecutor.com
STATEWIDE
Mothers Against Drunk Driving $34,049.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time statewide Victim Advocate to provide direct services and support to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.
Contact:Ms. Catrina Clemens
Phone: (469) 420-4515
Email: Catrina.Clemens@madd.org
West Virginia Division of Corrections $38,812.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Services Specialist to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.
Contact:Ms. Jennifer Ballard
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Email: jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov
Paulsboro, Gloucester County, NJ
Now you've got your alibi.
© Attorney Michael A. Smolensky, Esq., Criminal Defense, Juvenile Justice, DWI, and Traffic Ticket Lawyer.
Landmark Americana, Glassboro, NJ 08028
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A little over 4 years ago my car was t-boned by a drunk driver. Though I reacted as best as I could, it was wholly unavoidable. At 1:01 am the 3 people in my vehicle felt a jarring impact, coupled with an explosion of glass and the groaning sound of metal on metal. My driver and passenger airbags deployed, and though we could not see, we knew we were still moving. He hit us with such speed and force that the impact pushed us off the highway, causing my car to travel several hundred feet before finally coming to a stop in a ditch.
Though still dazed from being slammed in the face by my airbag, I asked my friends if they were all right. My car filled with white "smoke" which was (thankfully) talcum powder from the airbag, not smoke from the engine (which would have been black.)
A volunteer firefighter who saw the accident ran down the slope into the ditch and approached my shattered window to let us know that help was on the way. I was terrified, and in the worst pain I'd ever felt. We planned to spend the wee hours of Cinco de Mayo safe amongst friends, but that never happened because of one person's decision to drive while intoxicated.
The paramedics arrived and decided to deal with my friend K first since she had lost consciousness during the accident. I was writhing in my seat, unable to find a comfortable position, and whimpering because I didn't know how to process such pain. I noticed the left side of my shirt was spattered with blood, and that parts of my shattered window were actually sticking out of my upper arm and elbow.
When the next ambulance arrived, they dealt with me. They put me in a neck brace and told me not to move. I screamed when they pulled me out of the car onto a back board. I couldn't help it; I had never been in such agony. Thanks to the neck brace I never saw the man who hit us; I couldn't see anything but the sky. I heard the third ambulance's EMTs questioning my room mate M about his injuries as they loaded me into my ambulance. Between fear and pain, the ride to the hospital was torture, every bump an exclamation point.
I lay in the hospital for THREE HOURS before anyone let me know my friends were all right. I was stuck in a laying position on a gurney, alone, shoeless (my shoes had been knocked off on impact), freezing, and scared out of my mind.
The cop who interviewed me in the hospital told me that, had I not reacted the way I did, I'd be DEAD. He said the truck that hit us was double the tonnage of my car, and he hit us with enough force to literally kill me and K, who was seated behind me. Because I reacted the way I did, I managed to deflect some of the impact, saving both of our lives. I realize now that he was saying I was lucky to be alive, but at the time, I simply could not process this.
Each of us were seriously injured. I sustained multiple vertebral compression fractures and crushed discs. (In lay terms, he broke my back.) I would have surgery in an attempt to fix this nearly 1 year later. Unfortunately surgery made my situation worse instead of better, and I now wear the label "chronic pain sufferer." I take narcotic pain medication that damages my liver and kidneys with every dose yet NEVER takes away all of the pain. (My blood is tested every 6 months to monitor kidney and liver function.) Some days the pain is so bad that I cannot stand up straight and am forced to crawl around my apartment like an animal. Sometimes I remain curled up in a ball on the floor, unable to move except to cry, until the worst of it passes. I am grateful for the days when I am able to function almost as well as a regular person.
Each of us had hopes and dreams and plans. M was pursuing his PhD and working for NASA (yes, really.) K was in line for a promotion and significant raise at work. I was getting my bachelor's degree and had a 4.0 GPA. I planned to work for a charity or not-for-profit organization, since I felt fulfilled only when I was giving back to those in need.
Appearances can be deceiving. I realize my car "doesn't look all that damaged", but I assure you these photos show why I and 2 of my closest friends spend EVERY DAY of our lives in pain. One person decided that, despite consuming alcoholic beverages, he was okay to drive home. He was wrong.
Not only are we physically affected, but 4 years later each of us are still mentally, spiritually, and emotionally affected. Each one of us blames ourselves for the accident. Each of us winces (at the least) or mentally shuts down (at the worst) when we pass the accident site. Each of us feels rage when we hear the name of the man who hit us (a name we'll never forget.) Each of us now knows to remain in the safety of our homes on "drinking holidays." Not one of us has been able to get complete relief from the pain. All of us wonder why it happened.
I had goals that I will never achieve. I cannot sit comfortably for any length of time. I cannot stand without pain, ever. I can't lift more than 10 lbs. without pain shooting down my back and legs. I can't feel my toes. I cannot bend like most people. I cannot even function enough to clean my apartment properly. My mother visits every other month to help me with things I SHOULD be able to do on my own, but can't. Hopefully you will never know how how much pride and independence an experience like this forces you to sacrifice. To say I've been humbled is an understatement. Debased is more like it.
I haven't worked in 4 years. The feelings of uselessness weigh on me like a lead blanket. I miss being a productive member of society. I miss giving back to those in need. I miss bringing home a paycheck. The resulting depression is crippling.
I never intended to become a Public Service Announcement, but if I must serve as an example to others, so be it. I don't care how good you THINK you are at driving while intoxicated; it only takes ONE mistake to change someone's life forever... or worse, to end a life.
Do NOT drink and drive. The life you save may be your own.
Feel free to give people this link (but please don't take my photo) and relay my "story" if you think it will help them understand how damaging it is to drink and drive.
MADD, Mother's Against Drunk Driving Virgin Alcohol Free Wine, Beer, Margaritas and Mojitos. 7/2014 Walgreens. Pics by Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube.
Lower Township, NJ 08251
© Attorney Michael A. Smolensky, Esquire, Criminal, Juvenile, Drunk Driving, and Traffic Ticket Defense Lawyer www.smolenskylaw.com
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA)
PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS
Charleston – Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced on Wednesday, October 28, 2015, that he has awarded $3,463,389. in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to fifty-seven (57) public and private non-profit agencies throughout the State.
The Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Grant Program funds will provide direct services, such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, and elderly abuse. The funds will also finance assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.
These funds are awarded from the U. S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, and these funds are administered by the West Virginia Division of Justice and Community Services.
Funds were awarded to the following:
BROOKE, HANCOCK
A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. $14,500.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time CASA Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Rhonda Stubbs
Phone: (304) 737-4444
Email: childsplacecasa@comcast.net
CABELL
Cabell County Commission $77,383.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of three full-time Victim Advocates in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County.
Contact:Mr. Sean K. Hammers
Phone: (304) 526-8653
Email: shammers@cabellcounty.org
CABELL, WAYNE, KANAWHA
TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. $75,466.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time CASA Coordinator for Cabell County, a Cabell/Wayne CASA Volunteer Coordinator, and a Kanawha Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell, Wayne, and Kanawha Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kim Runyon Wilds
Phone: (304) 523-9587
Email: kwilds@teamwv.org
CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN
Family Service a Division of Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area, Inc. $57,048.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of three part-time Victim Therapists to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Cabell, Lincoln, and Wayne Counties.
Contact:Mr. Alan C. Cole MA, LPC
Phone: (304) 523-9454
Email: acole@goodwillhunting.org
CABELL, WAYNE, MASON, LINCOLN
CONTACT Huntington, Inc. $30,264.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of sexual assault in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln, and Mason Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sharon Pressman
Phone: (304) 523-3447
Email: execdirector@contacthuntington.com
CABELL, WAYNE, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, MASON
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. $177,503.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Counselor, a Mason County Advocate, a Putnam County Advocate, a Lincoln County Advocate, and a porition of the salary for a full-time Wayne County Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to domestic violence victims.
Contact:Ms. Amanda McComas
Phone: (304) 529-2382
Email: mccomas@branchesdvs.org
GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS
Family Refuge Center $79,088.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of the full-time Lead Shelter Advocate, a Shelter Advocate, an Overnight Monitor, and an Outreach Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kenosha Davenport
Phone: (304) 645-6334
Email: kenoshad@familyrefugecenter.org
GREENBRIER, POCAHONTAS, SUMMERS
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, WV, Inc. $11,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the part-time salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse in Greenbrier, Summers, and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Jenny Castle
Phone: (304) 645-5437
Email: casa11c@live.com
HANCOCK, BROOKE
CHANGE, Inc. $54,245.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate and part-time Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact:Ms. Debra Fair
Phone: (304) 748-0332
Email: dfair@changeinc.org
HANCOCK, BROOKE, OHIO
Hancock County Commission $105,661.00
These funds will provide for the full-time salaries of a Hancock County Advocate, a Brooke County Advocate, and a portion of the salary of a full-time Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to crime victims in Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio Counties.
Contact:Mr. Michael Traubert
Phone: (304) 234-3896
Email: Jgruberva@yahoo.com
HARRISON
Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. $40,730.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Volunteer Advocate and the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.
Contact:Ms. Alisha Madia
Phone: (304) 623-5749
Email: harrisoncountycasa@frontier.com
JACKSON
Jackson County Commission $31,600.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Sheriff Tony Boggs
Phone: (304) 373-2294
Email: tony.boggs@jacksoncountywv.com
CASA of the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Inc. $15,614.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Jackson County.
Contact:Ms. Kathie King
Phone: (304) 373-1165
Email: circuit5casawv@gmail.com
JACKSON, RITCHIE
Family Crisis Intervention Center $37,751.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Ritchie County Advocate and part-time Jackson County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Jackson and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Emily S. Larkins
Phone: (304) 428-2333
Email: eelarkins@suddenlink.net
JEFFERSON
Jefferson County Commission $60,623.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.
Contact:Mr. Ralph A. Lorenzetti Jr.
Phone: (304) 728-3243
Email: rlorenzetti@jeffersoncountywv.org
JEFFERSON, BERKELEY, MORGAN
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. $13,645.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Vicki L. Barnard
Phone: (304) 263-5100
Email: vicki@mycasaep.org
Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. $105,582.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Berkeley County Outreach Advocate, a Morgan County Outreach Advocate, a Jefferson County Outreach Advocate and a Shelter Advocate to provide direct services to child victims, victims of domestic violence, and sexual assault in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pippa McCullough
Phone: (304) 263-8522
Email: executivedirector@swcinc.org
KANAWHA
Kanawha County Commission $106,827.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department and two Victim Advocates in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.
Contact:Capt. R. P. Boone
Phone: (304) 357-2022
Email: patboone@kcso.us
City of Charleston $31,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to crime victims in the City of Charleston.
Contact:Sgt. James Hunt
Phone: (304) 348-6480
Email: jahunt@charlestonwvpolice.org
KANAWHA, CLAY, BOONE
YWCA of Charleston, WV, Inc. $103,294.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Racial Justice/Court Advocate, a Boone County Coordinator, a part-time Clay County Coordinator and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Court Advocate and a Contracted Counselor to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Clay, and Boone Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pam Gillenwater
Phone: (304) 340-3554
Email: pgillenwater@ywcacharleston.org
KANAWHA, PUTNAM, JACKSON
Family Counseling Connection, Inc. $137,455.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time REACH Director and eight Victim Therapist positions and a porition of two Sexual Violence Victim Specialists to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence, child abuse, and domestic violence in Kanawha, Jackson, and Putnam Counties.
Contact:Mr. Frank S. Fazzolari
Phone: (304) 340-3676
Email: ffazzolari@tccwv.org
LEWIS
Lewis County Commission $35,865.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Lewis County Prosecutor's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Lewis County.
Contact:Ms. Christine Flanigan
Phone: (304) 269-8240
Email: Flanigan.lcpa@frontier.com
LOGAN
Logan County Commission $48,498.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time Victim Advocate in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.
Contact:Mr. John W. Bennett
Phone: (304) 792-8670
Email: jwbennett75@verizon.net
MARION
Marion County Commission $34,394.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.
Contact:Mr. Patrick N. Wilson
Phone: (304) 367-5380
Email: khawkins@marioncountywv.com
CASA of Marion County $28,083.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.
Contact:Ms. Vesna Meinert
Phone: (304) 366-4198
Email: casaofmarion@frontier.com
MARION, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS
Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE, Inc." $235,328.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Lewis County Case Manger, a Harrison/Doddridge County Case Manger, a Gilmer County Case Manager and a portion of the salaries for a full-time Family Therapist, a Marion County Case Manager Specialist, a Marion County Victim Advocate, two Harrison County Victim Advocates, and a porition of the salaries for a part-time Marion County Case Manager and a part-time Children's Case Manager to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, and Marion Counties.
Contact:Ms. Harriet Sutton
Phone: (304) 367-1100
Email: hmsutton@hopeincwv.org
MARSHALL, WETZEL, TYLER, OHIO
CASA for Children, Inc. $29,105.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of the Program Director, a Ohio County Volunteer Coordinator, and a Volunteer Coordinator in the 2nd Circuit to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Harrison
Phone: (304) 810-0952
Email: executivedirector@wvcasaforchildren.com
MASON
Mason County Commission $29,667.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.
Contact:Mr. R. Craig Tatterson
Phone: (304) 675-5734
Email: masonprosatty@yahoo.com
MCDOWELL, MERCER, WYOMING
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc., SAFE Inc. $106,060.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time McDowell County Advocate, a part-time Wyoming County Victim Advocate, and two full-time Mercer County Advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming Counties.
Contact:Ms. Pat Daniels
Phone: (304) 436-8117
Email: patengland82@hotmail.com
MERCER
Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc. $35,652.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mercer County.
Contact:Ms. Shiloh Woodard
Phone: (304) 425-2710
Email: swoodard@mercerchildprotect.com
MERCER, MCDOWELL
ChildLaw Services, Inc. $10,068.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a part-time Victim Advocate and a part-time Counselor to provide direct services to child victims of abuse and neglect and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
Contact:Ms. Catherine Bond Wallace
Phone: (304) 425-9973
Email: cathy.childlawservices@gmail.com
MINERAL
Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates $16,803.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Mineral County.
Contact:Ms. Dayla Harvey
Phone: (304) 788-0068
Email: mincocasa@hotmail.com
MINERAL, GRANT, HAMPSHIRE
Family Crisis Center, Inc. $55,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Grant County Victim Advocate, a Mineral County Advocate, and a part-time Hampshire County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mineral, Grant, and Hampshire Counties.
Contact:Ms. Sonya Fazzalore
Phone: (304) 788-6061
Email: fcc911@frontier.com
MINGO, LOGAN
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter $70,919.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Logan/Mingo County Victim Advocate, a part-time Court Advocate, a full-time Logan County Advocate and a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Mingo and Logan Counties.
Contact:Ms. Kimberly Ryan
Phone: (304) 235-6121
Email: k.s.ryan@hotmail.com
The Logan County Child Advocacy Center $10,128.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a part-time Mingo County Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Mingo County.
Contact:Ms. Beth Cook
Phone: (304) 792-6261
Email: thelogancac@gmail.com
MONONGALIA
Monongalia County Commission $71,458.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time and two part-time Victim Assistance Coordinators in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.
Contact:Ms. Marcia Ashdown
Phone: (304) 291-7250
Email: ashdown@court.state.wv.us
MONONGALIA, PRESTON
Monongalia County Youth Services Center, Inc / CASA For Kids $37,293.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Preston County Volunteer Coordinator, a full-time Monongalia County Volunteer Coordinator, and a portion of the salary for the Program Director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Preston and Monongalia Counties.
Contact:Ms. Tammy Renzelli
Phone: (304) 599-1087
Email: casadirector@hotmail.com
MONONGALIA, PRESTON, TAYLOR
The Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.$77,094.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Victim Advocate in Monongalia County and Taylor County Victim Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Monongalia and Taylor Counties.
Contact:Ms. Judy King
Phone: (304) 292-5100
Email: rdvic99@earthlink.net
OHIO
Ohio County Commission $44,832.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Assistance Coordinator in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.
Contact:Mr. Scott R. Smith
Phone: (304) 234-3631
Email: shar4park@yahoo.com
OHIO, BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL, WETZEL
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center $111,233.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Adult Victim Advocate and a Child Victim Advocate, and the part-time salaries of three Victim Advocates and a licensed counselor/therapist to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual assault in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Susan Knight
Phone: (304) 234-1783
Email: sahcexecutivedirector@gmai.com
OHIO, MARSHALL
Harmony House, Inc. $17,836.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Child and Family Advocate to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Ohio and Marshall Counties.
Contact:Ms. Leslie Vassilaros
Phone: (304) 230-2205
Email: harmonyhousecac@yahoo.com
OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL
YWCA Wheeling Family Violence Prevention Program $134,441.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of a full-time Child Advocate, a part-time Employment Advocate and a full-time Marshall County Advocate and a portion of the salaries of a full-time Shelter Advocate, two full-time Wetzel County Advocates, and a Ohio County Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child victims in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia Flanigan
Phone: (304) 232-2748
Email: tflanigan@ywcawheeling.org
PRESTON
Preston County Commission $28,800.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Preston County.
Contact:Mr. Mel Snyder
Phone: (304) 329-1885
Email: msnyder@prestoncountywv.gov
PUTNAM
Putnam County Commission (Sheriff's Department) $30,000.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Sheriff Steve Deweese
Phone: (304) 586-0256
Email: sdeweese@putnamwv.org
Putnam County Commission $46,000.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary for a full-time Victim Liaison and provide for the salary of a part-time Victim Liaison in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact:Mr. Mark A. Sorsaia
Phone: (304) 586-0205
Email: Mark.Sorsaia@putnamwv.org
RALEIGH, FAYETTE, NICHOLAS, SUMMERS
Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc. $170,433.00
These funds will provide for the salaries for a full-time Shelter Advocate and an Outreach Office Advocate in Raleigh County, a full-time Nicholas County Advocate, two part-time Summers County Advocates, a part-time Counselor/Support Group Specialist, and a part-time Raleigh County Advocate in the Beckley Police Department and an Underserved Populations Advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, and Nicholas Counties.
Contact:Ms. Patricia M. Bailey
Phone: (304) 255-2559
Email: pbailey@wrcwv.org
RANDOLPH
Randolph County Commission $28,577.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Services Coordinator in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
Contact:Mr. Michael W. Parker
Phone: (304) 636-2053
Email: mparker@rcpwv.com
RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, BARBOUR, TUCKER, WEBSTER, BRAXTON
Women's Aid in Crisis $244,524.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two Shelter Managers in Randolph County, a Barbour County Outreach Coordinator, a Tucker County Outreach Coordinatory, an Upshur County Outreach Coordinator, a Webster County Outreach Coordinator, a Legal Advocate in Randolph County, and a Braxton County Outreach Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton Counties.
Contact:Ms. Marcia R. Drake
Phone: (304) 636-8433
Email: mdrake@waicwv.org
ROANE
Roane County Commission $19,877.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Roane County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Roane County.
Contact:Mr. Joshua Downey
Phone: (304) 927-2091
Email: jdowney@court.state.wv.us
TYLER
Tyler County Commission $35,500.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Tyler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Tyler County.
Contact:Mr. D. Luke Furbee
Phone: (304) 758-2860
Email: dlfurbeepa.tylercopa@frontier.com
UPSHUR
Upshur County Commission $34,662.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
Contact:Mr. David E. Godwin
Phone: (304) 472-9699
Email: degodwin@upshurcounty.org
WETZEL
Wetzel County Commission $18,568.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Advocate in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.
Contact:Mr. Timothy E. Haught
Phone: (304) 455-8220
Email: abowman1@frontier.com
WOOD
Wood County Commission $65,387.00
These funds will provide for the salaries of two full-time Victim Advocates in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.
Contact:Ms. Toni Tiano
Phone: (304) 428-7760
Email: tianoknopp@suddenlink.net
WOOD, WIRT, PLEASANT, RITCHIE
Voices for Children Foundation $31,058.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the Program Director’s salary to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie Counties.
Contact:Ms. Margaret Burdette
Phone: (304) 422-3390
Email: voicesforchildrencasa@gmail.com
WYOMING
Wyoming County Commission $30,483.00
These funds will provide for the salary of a full-time Victim Advocate in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.
Contact:Mr. Sante "Sonny" E. Boninsegna Jr.
Phone: (304) 732-8000
Email: sante.boninsegna@wyomingcountyprosecutor.com
STATEWIDE
Mothers Against Drunk Driving $34,049.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a full-time statewide Victim Advocate to provide direct services and support to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.
Contact:Ms. Catrina Clemens
Phone: (469) 420-4515
Email: Catrina.Clemens@madd.org
West Virginia Division of Corrections $38,812.00
These funds will provide for a portion of the salary of a Victim Services Specialist to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.
Contact:Ms. Jennifer Ballard
Phone: (304) 558-2036
Email: jennifer.m.ballard@wv.gov
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