Friends of Yates Hosts 21st Annual Domestic Violence Community Luncheon

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  • Program participants and honorees
    Program participants and honorees
  • From left: Representative/Commissioner Thomas Burroughs; Porcia Block, honoree; KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner
    From left: Representative/Commissioner Thomas Burroughs; Porcia Block, honoree; KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner
  • From left: Representative/Commissioner Thomas Burroughs; Karen Jones, honoree; Paul Jones, Friends of Yates Board member and KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner
    From left: Representative/Commissioner Thomas Burroughs; Karen Jones, honoree; Paul Jones, Friends of Yates Board member and KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner
  • From left: Arica Roland, executive director, Friends of Yates and Christel Bell, anchor, Fox 4 News
    From left: Arica Roland, executive director, Friends of Yates and Christel Bell, anchor, Fox 4 News
    Approximately 1 out of 3 women and 1 out of 4 men will experience domestic and/or sexual violence in their lifetime. According to the 2021 KBI report, in Wyandotte County, there were 804 protection from abuse orders filed in Wyandotte County Kansas. In the state of Kansas One Domestic Violence Murder Occurred every 11 days, One Domestic Violence Incident occurred every 23 minutes and Kansas Law...

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