Break the Silence
oN Family Violence
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Welcome to our WebsiteMarion County Children's Alliance Family Violence Prevention Workgroup

MISSION STATEMENT:

The goal is to organize community programs and activities that reduce family violence in our community by increasing community involvement and awareness through education.

In an effort to undertake the challenges in addressing the impact of domestic violence in Marion County, the Marion County Children's Alliance, under the Board of Directors, hired a family violence prevention coordinator in 2005 to facilitate the Family Violence Prevention workgroup, which consist of representatives from a variety of social services, non-profit and for- profit agencies and the community members.

Family Violence is defined as abuse among people who live together or who are related by kinship or trust. Examples include child abuse, teen dating violence, domestic violence and elder abuse.

The Alliance works in conjunction with the Marion County Sheriff's Department, the Ocala Police Department, judicial and juvenile justice departments and other organizations in an effort to create a community environment that promotes and supports non-violent, familiar relationships.

The effort includes the following strategic steps:

Improving communication among agencies, organizations and individuals involved in
family violence prevention.
Educating all segments of the population on relevant facts of family violence.
Improving the delivery of services to the victims of family violence.
Establishing benchmarks for participating agencies.
Working towards a unified strategy for all agencies.

• The workgroup meets the second Monday of each month at 11:00 a.m. at the Marion County Sheriff's Office, located at 692 N. W. 30th Ave., Ocala,Florida 34475. The meeting is open to the public. Support the FVP Workgroup