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Allstate grant to aid domestic violence victims
The Allstate Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to the Ohio Domestic Violence Network to help survivors of domestic violence with economic issues.
The grant will focus on financial planning, credit repair, job opportunities and will create a matched savings program for domestic violence survivors. A person who saves $250 could get a match of $750 for $1,000 in total savings under the plan, Nancy Grigsby of Yellow Springs, ODVN economic empowerment director, said on Monday, Jan. 11.
The grant will be coordinated by the ODVN in connection with domestic violence programs in Batavia, Alliance, Bowling Green and Toledo.
Announcement of the grant comes with House Bill 167, legislation to aid domestic violence victims, pending in the Senate after passage by the House.
The bill would prohibit terminating employees solely because they are victims and provide limited unpaid leave for court hearings and medical treatment. It also would require landlords to change locks at a victim’s request and expense and allow victims to end leases under certain circumstances.
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