{"id":17617,"date":"2022-08-03T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T09:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=17617"},"modified":"2022-08-03T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T09:29:23","slug":"domestic-violence-support-service-bolstered-by-newcastle-lord-mayors-prayer-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/domestic-violence-support-service-bolstered-by-newcastle-lord-mayors-prayer-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Domestic violence support service bolstered by Newcastle Lord Mayor\u2019s Prayer Breakfast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Local domestic violence and homelessness support service, Jenny\u2019s Place has received a welcome $18,000 windfall as the 2022 Annual Lord Mayor\u2019s Prayer Breakfast beneficiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funds raised at this year\u2019s breakfast, hosted by Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes, will support the Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre (DVRC), which operates from the Joy Cummings Centre and provides early intervention and prevention services to women and children experiencing domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Established in 2008, the DVRC fills a gap in government services to deliver long-term, specialised casework and provide targeted response training for individuals, community groups and businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes said Jenny\u2019s Place was a worthy choice to benefit from the generosity of church and civic leaders at the annual early-morning fundraiser at NEX Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre is not government-funded and relies solely on community donations and sponsorship to keep its doors open, so I\u2019m pleased to be able to help support such an important cause,\u201d Cr Nelmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is particularly significant when you consider the DVRC is a referral pathway for the Staying Home Leaving Violence program and many other agencies, including the Women\u2019s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service, Centrelink, Housing NSW and other housing providers, educational institutions, health professionals and hospitals, counsellors and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny\u2019s Place Executive Manager, Marcia Chapman said the funding was gratefully received and would help break the cycle of domestic violence to create a safer city for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2020-21, the Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre provided direct relief to more than 220 women experiencing domestic violence. Our caseworkers support women to maintain employment, develop safety and exit plans where necessary, and to access domestic violence services, while encouraging choice, change and growth,\u201d Ms Chapman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be the beneficiary of the 2022 Annual Lord Mayor\u2019s Prayer Breakfast and look forward to continuing to work with community leaders to stamp out this insidious issue in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenny\u2019s Place has been supporting women and children experiencing family and domestic violence since its first refuge opened in 1977. Each year the organisation assists more than 1,200 women to find safety and rebuild their lives free from violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Local domestic violence and homelessness support service, Jenny\u2019s Place has received a welcome $18,000 windfall as the 2022 Annual Lord Mayor\u2019s Prayer Breakfast beneficiary. The funds raised at this year\u2019s breakfast, hosted by Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes, will support the Newcastle Domestic Violence Resource Centre (DVRC), which operates from the Joy Cummings Centre and provides … Continue reading “Domestic violence support service bolstered by Newcastle Lord Mayor\u2019s Prayer Breakfast”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17618,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17617\/revisions\/17618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}