Renzo DowneyFebruary 20, 2020
5min326
The legislation skipped the normal committee process.
Tag: Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Renzo DowneyFebruary 20, 2020
Joe HendersonFebruary 16, 2020
9min282
Who's up, who's down, and what were the Houston Astros thinking? (Spoiler alert: They weren't)
Renzo DowneyFebruary 13, 2020
9min1347
The group handed over documents Wednesday it had withheld for more than a year.
Renzo DowneyNovember 14, 2019
4min1008
Tiffany Carr retires from the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, citing health
Scott PowersDecember 21, 2017
2min616
With state Sen. Jack Latvala‘s ignominious resignation Wednesday afternoon, state Sen. Denise Grimsley quickly announced she is donating money her political committees received from Latvala’s political committees to a domestic violence group. Grimsley’s move sets a challenge to dozens of other elected officials and political groups that have received money from Latvala’s primary financial tools of […]
Florence SnyderOctober 31, 2016
4min373
On Halloween, Daytona Beach News-Journal reporter Katie Kustura brings us a timely reminder that for many women and children, every night is “dark, and full of terrors.” Domestic violence is a notoriously underreported crime, but available statistics place Volusia County near the top of what State Attorney R.J. Larizza calls an epidemic. Larizza is fed […]
Guest AuthorNovember 18, 20145min161
Domestic violence is one of the most critical issues affecting Florida’s families and children. You may be surprised to learn that children account for nearly 50 percent of emergency shelter residents at any given time. During the 2013-14 fiscal year, Florida’s 42 certified domestic violence centers provided emergency shelter to 15,611 individuals — 7,219 of […]
Guest AuthorOctober 14, 20135min194
What we know about domestic violence in America is appalling. — One in four women will experience violence during her lifetime. Estimates range from nearly 1 million to as many as 3 million women who are physically abused by their husbands or boyfriends each year. — Three women per day will die at the hands […]