Women’s Center receives $20K for domestic violence program

The Avon Foundation for Women recently donated $20,000 to support the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury’s domestic violence program and victim services.

Avon regional offices nominated local domestic violence nonprofits to receive the grant. Avon Products Inc., a manufacturer and seller of beauty and personal care products, and the foundation launched the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program in 2004 to support awareness, education and prevention programs related to domestic violence.

“With these funds we will be able to continue providing our 24/7 emergency shelter and crisis services, counseling and community education programs free of charge throughout the greater Danbury area,” said Pat Zachman, president and CEO of the Women’s Center.

The programs at the Women’s Center are supported by the state and local government, United Way agencies and people and businesses in the community. This year, the Women’s Center served 26,000 residents in the greater Danbury area, including in Bethel, Ridgefield, Redding and Sherman.

Avon in a press release said the foundation, its philanthropic arm, provided more than $38 million in the U.S through the end of 2013 and to date has donated more than $957 million in more than 50 countries.