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One phase of the campaign consists of inserts that will be placed
into Lucas County residents’ water bills that warn of the dangers
of domestic violence and provide a referral telephone number and
web site. The inserts contain information in both English and
Spanish.
In Lucas
County, Allen said, a 911 call is received for domestic violence
or domestic arguments once every 28 minutes. “Realize that a great
number of victims never call the police,” she added.
“One time is
too many,” said Toledo City Councilwoman Wilma Brown. “When it
happens one time, you should leave and seek shelter.”
“This is not
just a woman’s issue, it’s everyone’s issue,” said Toledo City
Councilwoman said Toledo city Councilwoman Ellen Grachek.
“Domestic
violence has no boundaries, it’s a city issue, it’s a county
issue, it’s a real issue,” added Lucas County Commissioner Tina
Skeldon Wozniak. That sentiment was echoed by Toledo City
Councilwoman Lourdes Santiago who translated the insert into
Spanish. “This effort needs to extend throughout the community
crossing race, ethnic and social status lines. Victims should know
that policy makers are paying attention and that we are together
in addressing this situation,” said Santiago.
City
Councilmen Rob Ludeman and George Sarantou also were present at
the news conference to lend their support to the Task Force’s
initiatives.
The Lucas
County Domestic Violence Task Force is a collaborative effort “to
cooperatively address issues of domestic violence within our
community” reads the literature of the task force. The mission of
the task force is “to end domestic violence” through a
collaboration of individuals and organizations.
Some of the
participating groups in the collaborative are the YWCA, Adelante,
Inc. and the Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center, along with
the city and county governments.
In the
photograph, Claudia Annoni of Adelante, Inc. is addressing
the audience in Toledo City Council chambers. For more information
on how to obtain help – free and confidential – call
1-888-341-7386
or log on to
www.fcapc.org. The DELTA Project is located at One Stranahan
Square and can be reached by calling
419-244-3053. |
