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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2-8, 2023
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VOL. 34 • NO. 18
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Local nonprofit
receives
funding for
housing victims
of domestic
violence
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTINE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
A DeKalb County-based
nonprofit that provides resources
to domestic violence victims has
been given a grant from a DeKalb
County commissioner.
"To champion the efforts of
the Women's Resource Center to
End Domestic Violence (WRCDV)
and in honor of October being
Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, DeKalb County's Super
District 7 Commissioner Lorraine
Cochran-Johnson has given the
organization a $50,000 grant to
be used for emergency and long
term housing for survivors of
domestic violence," stated a press
release from WRCDV.
Jean Douglas, executive
director of WRCDV, said the
need for housing for domestic
violence victims has "increased
dramatically" in the last year.
"Commissioner Cochran-
Johnson's generous grant
highlights the continued support
of DeKalb County and county
leaders' commitment to our
work to end domestic violence
and support our neighbors who
are impacted by abuse," stated
Douglas. "While we support
survivors throughout metro
Atlanta, we were founded with
seed funding from officials in
DeKalb County, who recognized
the urgent need for services for
our community."
According to officials, in 2022
the nonprofit:
• provided 47 families, which
included 64 children, with
emergency housing in its safe
house
Applications for energy
bill assistance now open
BY JAY PHILLIPS
JAY@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
DeKalb County residents can now
apply for government assistance on
heating, cooling, weatherization, and
storm damage bills following the passing
of a federal bill that provides funds to
the state.
Georgia was awarded $83 million in
funding on Oct. 24 for the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP), as part of a nationwide effort
to lower heating costs for American
families this winter.
A news release from the office of
Hank Johnson—the representative
for Georgia's 4th Congressional
District—states that the funding will
Georgia was awarded $83 million in funding
for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
Program. Photo by Jay Phillips
help individuals and families with low
incomes pay their home heating costs
SEE ENERGY ON PAGE 6
Food donation efforts
expand in DeKalb County
BY CHRISTINE FONVILLE
CHRISTINE@DEKALBCHAMP.COM
A coalition of local nonprofits is
joining officials to expand free food
distribution efforts into more parts of
DeKalb County.
On Oct. 25, officials announced that
the county's food distribution network
will be partnering with Chamblee
Coalition for Homelessness (CCH), which
is composed of "citizens, nonprofits,
government agencies, and faith
communities that are seeking solutions
for DeKalb residents who are in need."
The nonprofit coalition includes The
Community Assistance Center, The St.
Vincent de Paul Society, The Salvation
Army, The Elizabeth Foundation, The
Brookhaven Clergy Group, Bagel Rescue,
and several volunteers who started
working together in 2020 during the
COVID-19 pandemic, according to a
press release.
DeKalb County and volunteers will distribute 400
boxes of fresh fruits, vegetables, and protein
on Nov. 4 at Plaza Fiesta, pictured here. Photo
courtesy of Plaza Fiesta
During its work for the past three
years, CCH provided the logistics for the
Sack Lunch Brigade, which delivered
approximately 300,000 lunches to nine
SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 6
SEE DONATIONS ON PAGE 6
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