Supporting domestic abuse victim advocates: Verizon presents grant to Sojourner Family Peace Center

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Verizon Wireless has presented a $25,000 grant to Milwaukee's Sojourner Family Peace Center.

The grant will support the center's efforts to end domestic violence in the area.

The money will go towards the Community Domestic Abuse Advocacy Program. In that program, officers and advocates work side-by-side in dealing with victims of domestic abuse.

Milwaukee's Sojourner Family Peace Center helps thousands victims of domestic abuse every year.

The Sojourner Family Peace Center is the largest non-profit provider of domestic violence prevention and intervention services in Wisconsin.

Sojourner provides an array of support aimed at helping families affected by domestic violence to achieve safety, justice and well-being.

On its website, the Sojourner Family Peace Center says its primary goals are to ensure the safety of victims of family violence, and provide a pathway out of violence for victims and abusers through opportunities to make positive and lasting changes for themselves and their children.

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