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Above, Mayor Ford Gravitt, fore
ground, makes notes on a food
sample, while Sheriff Ted Paxton,
background, prepares to taste
the next item. The two were
among a panel of judges who
reviewed the culinary works dur
ing the annual “Taste of Forsyth"
at the Cumming Fairgrounds.
Left, Olivia Owens checks out
one of the offerings.
Photos/Harris Blackwood
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Wednesday, April 21 2004 -
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an isolated problem, more
than half of all women will
experience some form of vio
lence from their spouses
sometime during their mar
riage.
"At Family Haven, we not
only provide an immediate
shelter for victims, but we also
work diligently in the commu
nity to prevent the violence
from occurring,” said
Baumann.
Besides helping current
victims, Family Haven is
active in serving the commu
nity with prevention plans.
Baumann said she and her
staff visit all of Forsyth
County’s middle schools to
speak to children about what
domestic violence is and what
to do if it is occurring in their
home or to themselves.
“Once I was speaking to a
group of ninth-graders,"
remembered Baumann. “After
the talk, a young man
approached me and told me he
did not know it was wrong
that he hit his girlfriend he
told me that in his house,
when his father did not agree
with his mother, the father
would hit her so he grew up
thinking that was natural.”
Baumann stressed that
despite certain societal myths,
domestic violence knows no
bounds or borders.
"We have seen every race,
religion, and income level be
victims of abuse," said
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Baumann. “We counsel those
with a fifth-grade education
and those who have their mas
ter’s degrees.”
Domestic abuse and child
abuse often are tragically
linked. In homes where
domestic violence occurs,
children are abused at a rate of
1,500 percent higher than the
national average. Baumann
said the growing epidemic
knows no class lines either.
She explained that women
with a higher education and
income level are often the
hardest to reach.
“Women that live in a more
affluent setting are sometimes
reluctant to face the abuse they
are dealing with especially
since the abuse may be emotion
al instead of physical many
times their spouse has threat
ened them saying they will lose
their house, car, and even their
children if they seek help.”
Baumann encouraged all
persons who are experiencing
domestic violence to at least
seek counseling.
With the proceeds earned
from the Taste of Forsyth,
Baumann said Family Haven
hopes to open a new shelter,
bigger facility,” said Baumann.
For counseling informa
tion. call (770) 889-9431. For
information regarding Family
Haven’s shelter or for volun
teer information, call 770-889-
6384.
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