PRESS RELEASE - DATE: July 25, 2003
VICTIMS INFORMATION BUREAU OF SUFFOLK
P.O. Box 5483
Hauppauge, NY 11788
(631) 360-3730 (631) 265-7913 Fax
http://www.vibs.org
Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk (VIBS) has received
a Vitagrant of $4,750 to help in its continuing efforts to
enhance the health and nutrition of victims of domestic violence
and their children. With this funding, VIBS will be able to
offer its clients the following services:
- Women in need, as identified by VIBS counselors and advocates,
will receive food gift cards for local supermarkets.
- A certified nurse practitioner and a nutritionist will
provide educational presentations about nutrition to VIBS
clients.
- VIBS will provide healthy snacks to children attending
childcare, and provide parents with portable healthy snacks
to take home.
- Women who attend VIBS' domestic violence support groups
are often living under stressful conditions that make everyday
survival challenging. The Vitagrant will allow VIBS to continue
to help its clients to make nutritious choices for themselves
and their children.
VIBS is a non-profit, community-based agency providing services
to victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault,
and elder abuse. VIBS' services include a 24-hour hotline,
crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, legal
advocacy and court accompaniment, elder abuse and batterer's
intervention services, community education and outreach, and
volunteer services. VIBS is a member of the New York State
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc
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