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| Pine Castle Selected for Domestic Violence Prevention Program |
| Wednesday, May 12, 2010 |
| ORLANDO, Fla. (May 12, 2010) -- The Pine Castle community of Orlando has been selected as the pilot location for a ground-breaking initiative to dramatically stem domestic violence, officials with Harbor House of Central Florida announced this week.
Located five miles south of downtown Orlando, Pine Castle will be the initial focus of a comprehensive |
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| Orange County Animal Services and Harbor House Create First Pets and Women's Shelter (PAWS)® Program in Central Florida |
| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 |
| Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the Board of County Commissioners today awarded Harbor House of Central Florida a $50,000 Trust Fund grant to help build Central Florida’s first kennel for pets of domestic violence victims. The grant will be awarded from the Animal Services Trust Fund, which is comprised of donations from the public aimed at |
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| Students Inspire Survivors of Domestic Violence Through Film |
| Monday, November 23, 2009 |
| Students Inspire Domestic Violence Survivors Through Film Last year in Orange County 21 people die each year as a result of domestic violence and this year that count is rising. Orlando’s Harbor House is a place for survivors of domestic violence to turn when they have no place else to go. Recently the Harbor House turned to Full Sail to help them tell |
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| Domestic Violence Death Toll Rises in Orange County |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
| Sadly, as Orlando was ripped by the tragedy of the shootings downtown, another woman lost her life at the hands of her batterer on Friday November 6.
What is really stunning this year is not the death toll in Orange County which has now reached 21, and the number of batterers in our community who have killed themselves rises. Of those having died, 7 |
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| Domestic Violence a Choice Study Shows |
| Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
| Violence between couples is usually calculated, and does not result from loss of control
The study shows that various types of intimate violence serve as a tool to solve conflict between couples, and is usually the result of a decision-making process
Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner |
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| Walk A Mile and Save A Life |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| Orlando Florida --October 22, 2009 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at UCF Student Union.
Harbor House of Central Florida, in partnership with University of Central Florida and Victim Services, (as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness month) will present "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes". Male volunteers will be asked to walk around the UCF Student Union in women’s |
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| Orange County Proclaims October Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
| Friday, October 16, 2009 |
| October 6, 2009
Animal Services partner with Harbor House for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Team members from Orange County Animal Services and Harbor House receive the proclamation during Tuesday's Board of County Commission Meeting.
WHEREAS, domestic violence transcends racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic |
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| Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2009 |
| ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Harbor House has partnered with numerous other agencies to raise awareness about this epidemic in our community.
Since January 1, 2009 eighteen men, women and children (four under the age of 2) have lost their lives to domestic violence in |
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