{"id":409217,"date":"2021-01-06T07:03:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T12:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=409217"},"modified":"2021-01-06T07:03:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T12:03:16","slug":"mary-byron-project-awards-40000-to-innovative-domestic-violence-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/mary-byron-project-awards-40000-to-innovative-domestic-violence-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Byron Project awards $40,000 to innovative domestic violence programs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nCelebrating Solutions Awards have honored 67 groundbreaking programs since 2003
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — To mark its 20th anniversary and shift to new programming priorities, The Mary Byron Project, Inc.<\/a> \u2014 an organization focused on enhancing justice to end intimate partner violence \u2014 will present cash awards to five exemplary programs that serve as models for the nation for their innovative work.<\/p>\n

Since 2003, the Mary Byron Project has used its Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase innovative programs across the nation that have been proven effective on a local level in the quest to end intimate partner violence and that are replicable in other communities.<\/p>\n

One former winner, WomensLaw.org<\/a> \u2014 part of the National Network to End Domestic Violence based in Washington, DC \u2014 will receive a $20,000 Celebrating Solutions Award for Excellence for its continued legacy of innovation and leadership in ending intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n

WomensLaw.org is an online resource and email hotline that provides state-specific, plain-language legal information to more than 1.6 million people annually. Its email hotline is the first of its kind through which trained attorneys provide personalized legal information and referrals to people impacted by intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Award for Excellence is a shining example of the tremendous impact that technology, innovation, and commitment can have as we seek to make the world a safer place for those who are victimized, mostly women, by intimate partner violence,\u201d said Dorislee Gilbert, executive director of the Mary Byron Project. \u201cAfter WomensLaw.org won the Celebrating Solutions Award in 2005, it gained greater nationwide presence and reach through a merger with the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The spotlight shone on this important project by the Mary Byron Project helped magnify the impact of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n

In honor of founding Board Member Mike Davis\u2019s continuing commitment to bringing safety through innovation, the Mary Byron Project will present four former Celebrating Solutions Award winners with special recognition awards of $5,000 each:<\/p>\n