Legislator Dan Farfaglia Lends Support to OCO SAF Program
by Contributor | September 27, 2017 7:22 am
OSWEGO, NY – Oswego County Legislator, 24th District, Dan Farfaglia recently presented Oswego County Opportunities Services to Aid Families program with a donation to support SAF’s efforts to help victims of domestic abuse and educate community members of the issue.
“SAF provides a valuable service to Oswego County residents,” said Farfaglia. “I believe that they need more resources to do their jobs. Since only a tiny fraction of the victims come forward, there is still a lot more work that needs to be done so that women, children and our senior citizens are no longer living in dangerous environments. Last year’s budget provided an increase in salaries for legislators. Since I feel what I was receiving was more than adequate I chose to donate that extra $370 to a worthwhile program in our community. SAF assists survivors of domestic violence, date rape, elder abuse and more. Many of these victims do not report the crime them and suffer for years. The donation will go towards services to assist their recovery, as well as educating the public about these issues.”
OCO’s SAF program served 550 victims and survivors in 2016; including a growing number of elderly and many individuals with disabilities. SAF continues to provide support and advocacy for victims and survivors of domestic violence in Oswego County.
“We at SAF extend our sincere gratitude to Legislator Farfaglia for this generous donation,” said SAF Community Response Coordinator Stacie France. “Funds such as these allow us to meet the needs of victims and survivors that we wouldn’t be able to otherwise. There are many times that there is a need for funds that other resources do not support.”
If you or someone you know is a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence or stalking, please call the SAF Crisis Hotline at (315) 342-1600.
The hotline is staffed by trained counselors and is available 24 hours.
SAF is the domestic violence and rape crisis program for Oswego County and has provided crisis, supportive, advocacy and educational services throughout Oswego County for more than 30 years.
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