School Children Nearly Run Down Getting Off School Buses, Neighborhood Pets Killed by Speeding Cars and Numerous Cars and Houses Hit by Dangerous Traffic Diverted Through Small Neighborhood   Houston, Texas — More than 3,300 cars and trucks a day barrel down Wickchester, a once-quiet, tree-shaded street in the small neighborhood of Westwick HOA. Now,
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Comfort Crew Military Advsiory Board Member, Lt. Michael E. Thornton, Former Navy Seal is Grand Marshal of the Veterans Day Parade   Austin, Texas — The Comfort Crew for Military Kids, a national non-profit based in Austin, Texas, is proud to march with our veterans in the Travis County and City of Austin Veterans Day
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Featuring Special Guest, Lt. Michael E. Thornton, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, the Highest Honor in the United States   Austin, Texas – The Comfort Crew for Military Kids, a national non-profit based in Austin, Texas, is teaming up with the UT Golf Club to host the Comfort Crew Golf Classic in Austin this November
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New Report Released During Domestic Violence Awareness Month is Dedicated to Four Children in the Houston Area Murdered by Their Father   Austin, Texas — The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) today released a new report that shows the number of women killed in domestic violence murders in Texas. The latest statistics show in
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Also Names New Board Officers for 2012   Memphis, TN — The National Council on Family Violence (NCFV) announces that it is adding three new board members: Dorothy J. Pounders, of Memphis, Tenn.; Mary Susan Gallien Clinton of Naples, Fla.; and Shelia L. Casey of Washington, D.C. In addition, the Council named Maury Lane, Chair;
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New Partnership Addresses Silent Epidemic with Comprehensive Outreach and Awareness Programs   Chicago, IL — Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the nation’s largest customer-owned health insurer, and Loveisrespect, the ultimate source of support for young people to prevent and end dating abuse, announce an initiative to educate one million teens on teen dating abuse and
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Austin, Texas – The National Domestic Violence Hotline today welcomed October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, as a chance for everyone — victims, survivors, advocates, law enforcement, supporters and political leaders — to unite in our work to end abuse. “We want the public to know The National Domestic Violence Hotline is the only national
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Wallace Drives the Comfort Crew Car at the Chicagoland Speedway   Austin, Texas — The Comfort Crew for Military Kids, a national non-profit based in Austin, Texas, is teaming up with NASCAR Driver Kenny Wallace. Wallace will be driving the Comfort Crew for Military Kids car at the Nationwide Race at the Chicagoland Speedway Saturday
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Austin, Texas — The National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) and The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) today celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA) and ask Congress to support reauthorization of the landmark legislation. The Hotline was created by the legislation and has helped millions of women, men and families
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“Feminism: Past, Present and Future.”   Austin, Texas — The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) is pleased to welcome Gloria Steinem, champion of the American women’s movement to Austin on Wednesday, September 5 to speak on “Feminism: Past, Present, and Future.” In this moment of political challenges to women’s rights and health freedoms, her
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