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Freedom House to hold emergency shelter ribbon-cutting July 15 in Kewanee · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Freedom House to hold emergency shelter ribbon cutting July fifteenth
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  Speaker 1: in Kewanee. Written by Kate Santalan. This article is being
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  Speaker 1: Freedom House will hold a celebration for the grand opening
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  Speaker 1: and ribbon cutting of its new forty bed emergency shelter
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  Speaker 1: for domestic and sexual violence survivors at eleven am Wednesday,
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  Speaker 1: July fifteenth at the shelter seven sixteen Elliott Street, Kwanee.
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  Speaker 1: The emergency shelter will provide comprehensive support, services, and safety
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  Speaker 1: to survivors and their children. The shelter's construction was funded
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  Speaker 1: by private charitable support. This building represents far more than
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  Speaker 1: bricks and mortar. Freedom House Board of Director's President Diana
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  Speaker 1: Whitney said in a news release. It represents hope, healing,
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  Speaker 1: and a safe place where survivors can begin rebuilding their lives.
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  Speaker 1: Every room reflects our community's commitment to protecting those experiencing abuse.
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  Speaker 1: Freedomhouse created the shelter from a former medical office building
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  Speaker 1: donated by OSF Healthcare. The shelter features private family accommodations,
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  Speaker 1: enhanced security, communal living and dining in children's play areas.
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  Speaker 1: This project demonstrates what is possible when a community comes
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  Speaker 1: together around a common purpose. Freedomhouse Chief operating Officer Chloe
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  Speaker 1: Lund also said in the news release, we are deeply
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  Speaker 1: grateful to the hundreds of donors, businesses, foundations, volunteers, and
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  Speaker 1: community partners whose generosity made this vision a reality. Freedomhouse
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  Speaker 1: is a five hundred and one st three nonprofit domestic
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  Speaker 1: and sexual violence agency serving Bureau Henry Marshall, Putnam and
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  Speaker 1: Stark Counties. For more information, call eight one five eight
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  Speaker 1: seven two zero zero eight seven, or visit Freedomhouse Illinois
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  Speaker 1: dot org