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1 Orange County Board of County Commissioners Chair Penny Rich. 2 Compass Center Board of Directors Chair Gillian Hare. 3 Compass Center Executive Director Cordelia Heaney. 4 Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood.
Safe Homes, New Lives
5 Compass Center Development Director Ashley Ahlers.
In July, the Compass Center for Women and Families launched its Safe Homes, New Lives campaign with board members and community leaders at Scroggs Elementary School. Orange County currently has no dedicated housing or emergency housing for victims of domestic violence, so the campaign’s immediate goal is to raise $675,000, which will support the first three years of a scattered housing program to shelter victims safely for anywhere from a few days up to three months. The Center hopes to have the first apartment funded and ready by October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month with an eventual expansion to six apartments. Photography by Madeline Kraft
6 Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe’s Vimala Rajendran.
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