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For Immediate Release
Contact: Jennifer Recktenwald
jrecktenwald@marybyronfoundation.org
(502) 815-3877

July 20, 2004

Mary Byron Foundation receives major gift from Kentucky Crime Victims Compensation Board

Funding to be used for direct service to victims in the Commonwealth

Louisville, Ky. — The Kentucky Crime Victims Compensation Board has contributed $25,000 to the Mary Byron Foundation to support its efforts in the fight against domestic violence. The gift will be used for direct services to crime victims throughout Kentucky.

“We’re so grateful for the Board’s generosity to the Foundation,” said Executive Director Marcia Roth. “With this generous gift, we will be able to help women like Mary and families who have been torn apart by violence.”

One of the Foundation’s goals is to encourage the healthcare community to create “one-stop-shop” services for domestic violence victims. Funding from the KCVCB will be used to arrange a visit by Dr. Astrid Heger, founder and executive director of the Violence Intervention Program at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center, who will share her perspective on the unique needs of the victims she serves. Heger is a member of the Foundation’s National Advisory Board.

This is not the first time the KCVCB has supported the Mary Byron Foundation. In October 2001, the Board helped to sponsor “Brake-ing the Cycle of Domestic Violence,” cyclist Randy Kennedy’s 1,700-mile bike trip around the perimeter of Kentucky, raised more than $40,000 for the Foundation and helped to drive home awareness of domestic violence in communities throughout the Commonwealth. Kennedy spoke to victims and their families at every stop during his three-week journey.

Part of the state’s Department of Public Protection, the Crime Victims’ Compensation Board provides monetary assistance to needy innocent victims for the financial losses incurred due to the physical and emotional injuries resulting from a violent crime.

About the Foundation

The Mary Byron Foundation, a public grant-making charity based in Louisville, Kentucky, funds programs throughout the United States that are working to stop domestic violence.

We seek innovative efforts that extend beyond crisis management to attack the root causes of this nationwide epidemic and prevent the violence from infecting the next generation.

Contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations make it possible for the Mary Byron Foundation to serve as a clearinghouse of proven, replicable solutions.

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