Mahoning's domestic violence shelter gets grant

YOUNGSTOWN — Burdman Group Inc. and its Sojourner House Domestic Violence Program received a $10,000 grant from the Kennedy Family Foundation, a component fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley.

Sojourner House is Mahoning County’s only protective shelter for victims of domestic violence. Sojourner’s goal is to create a safe place for women to stay by providing a confidential shelter and supportive living environment that allows them to make informed choices about their future.

Sojourner’s program provides emergency protective shelter, individualized safety planning, a 24-hour crisis line, domestic violence education, children’s programming, case management, judicial advocacy, aftercare, support groups and outreach.

For more information, contact Joseph F. Caruso, Burdman Group executive director at (330) 743-9275, ext. 113 or Malinda Gavins, Sojourner House program director at (330) 747-4040.