Published on October 20, 2015

East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov, accompanied by Womanspace Executive Director Patricia Hart and East Windsor Police Chief Harry Marshall, proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness Month – October, and recognized the great work of Womanspace and the Domestic Violence Victim Response Team.

Mayor Mironov stated, “It is important to raise awareness of the issue of domestic violence, which exists in every town and state throughout our nation. Increased awareness about this important issue can help reduce and prevent abuse, and provide improved hope and support for the victims.” Mayor Mironov continued, encouraging “all citizens of East Windsor Township to become enlightened about and support efforts to address this issue in all of our communities, and further recognize and express appreciation for the special and invaluable contributions and extraordinary dedication of Womanspace and the Domestic Violence Victim Response Team volunteers which have improved many lives in our community by advocating the importance of victim safety and support as well as accountability for abusers.”

Mayor Mironov’s Proclamation reads, “The East Windsor Domestic Violence Victims Response Team and Womanspace have provided a coordinated community response that has served hundreds of local residents during its years of operation, and has improved many lives in our community by advocating the importance of victim safety as well as accountability for abusers.” The Mayoral Proclamation continues, “The continued commitment to human service by East Windsor Township through its Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and Womanspace visibly demonstrates to our residents and surrounding municipalities that domestic violence is unacceptable and contrary to the welfare of the entire community.”

Womanspace Executive Director Patricia Hart thanked East Windsor Mayor Mironov and the police department, stating, “I like being part of this East Windsor tradition and value system,” noting that “the Response Team started in East Windsor and was our premier team from model to the current region-wide system. East Windsor not only had an amazing number of very special volunteers, but a police department which helped to use the East Windsor model to encourage and train all of the other County police departments. It is great that after all this time East Windsor is still saying wait a minute we want to recognize this is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we have a great team.” Pat Hart noted that, “Volunteers go through an intense 80 hours of training then respond 247 to the police departments, so that in a year’s time our teams will see about 800 victims, those are people who might never have come to us and that’s incredible.”

Womanspace is the lead non-profit organization in Mercer County that provides crisis intervention and support for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The mission of Womanspace is to provide a comprehensive array of services to individuals impacted by domestic violence and dedicated to improving the quality of life to women and their families.

East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and recognizes Womanspace and the Domestic Violence Victim Response Team. Pictured (from left to right) are: Domestic Violence Victim Response Team Volunteers Holly Bushnell, Samir Dhindhwal, Lisseth Weeks, and Anne Ciemnecki; East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Womanspace Executive Director Patricia Hart; Domestic Violence Victim Response Team Volunteers Rita Teubner and Betty Winkler; and Chief of Police Harry Marshall.