COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A couple of pilot programs in Columbus designed to support victims of domestic violence have ended, according to Zach Klein, Columbus City Attorney.
“Do I think victims are more vulnerable now because the money ran out,” Klein said. “Yeah, I do.”
The two programs were made possible by a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVF). It was part of the OVW’s Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Sites Initiative. Through the grant, advocates from the Nationwide Children’s Center for Family Safety and Healing were used to support victims.
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“The systems, the court system, the law enforcement system, I think it works better when there’s an advocate there to help the survivor,” said Mary O’Doherty, executive director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN)…