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Great News for Domestic Violence Prevention
By Lupita Reyes | June 26, 2009
In case you haven’t heard, today President Obama and Vice President Biden named Lynn Rosenthal to the newly created position of White House Advisor on Violence Against Women.
I know of her through her work at the National Network to End Domestic Violence, where I’m on the board, and she’s extremely well regarded in the field – sort of like Joe Torre in baseball. She’s built effective domestic violence prevention programs at the local, state, and national levels. She knows how to run an organization and has a long history of getting things done. Having this woman in a key White House advisory role means that new public policy measures that address domestic violence stand a good chance of being made into effective programs at the ground level. This is a tremendous lift for domestic violence advocates and certainly for families hurt by this horrible issue.
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I applaud you for your great effort in this noble cause to help women in need across the board. It is a relief to know that there is hope out there for the most vulnerable women. Helping domestic violence victims not only helps the women but children associated in these homes. I am glad to know that white house has taken note of this important issue and doing something about it.
Arun • Posted on Wed, July 22, 2009 - 10:27 am EDT
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About the Author
Lupita Reyes
National Program Director, Verizon Foundation
Lupita blogs on domestic violence prevention issues and Verizon’s Hopeline program. She administers grants on safety and health issues for the Verizon Foundation and organizes the annual Domestic Violence Prevention Summit.
This is terrific news. Thanks for the great work that you do in addressing this cause. You represent Verizon very well.
patrick gaston • Posted on Mon, June 29, 2009 - 8:55 am EDT