NEWS 2023
Greater Pike Community Foundation Issues Micro-Grants to Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence
October 2, 2023
MILFORD, PA – The Safe Haven Legacy Fund, administered by Greater Pike Community Foundation, was established to grant awards to organizations in Pike County to assist survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to find and relocate to permanent, safe housing.
To commemorate the significance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Greater Pike has piloted a micro-grant program with three providers in Pike County; VIP Empowers, Family Promise, and Pike County Human Services. Each recipient has received a micro-grant to be used to help survivors of domestic violence and their children achieve housing permanency within Pike County.
“As we work to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month throughout October and beyond, Greater Pike is committed to helping survivors of domestic violence and their children live lives that are free from violence,” says, Jess Zufall, Executive Director.
“To that end, we have issued micro-grants to various organizations throughout Pike County via the Safe Haven Legacy Fund. Through these micro-grants, our providers will be able to assist survivors on their path to stable and permanent housing while breaking generational cycles of violence,” Zufall added.
The micro-grants will be utilized to collect significant data that can be curated by Greater Pike to seek additional grant funds to not only grow the Safe Haven Legacy Fund, but to also create new funding opportunities for providers in Pike County to continue their work with survivors and their children.
Visit The Safe Haven Legacy Fund to make an online; you can also mail a check made payable to Greater Pike Community Foundation with “Safe Haven Legacy” in the memo portion. Mail to: Greater Pike Community Foundation, PO Box 992, Milford, PA 18337.
Greater Pike helps individuals, families, and local businesses to provide a permanent and personal way to give back to the community. For more information contact Jess Zufall, Executive Director, at (973) 580-3091, jesszufall@greaterpike.org, or follow us at www.greaterpike.org., on Facebook and Instagram.