Jefferson named to board of Crime Victims Center
Robert C. Jefferson, IV
WEST CHESTER — Robert C. Jefferson, IV, an attorney with the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood, PC, has been named to the board of directors of The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. (CVC).
CVC is a community-based non-profit that is celebrating 45 years of providing free, immediate and confidential crisis response and compassionate support to children and adults impacted...
Residents urged to ‘Race Against Violence’
19th annual event supports Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County
Another sure sign of spring: Preregistration is underway for the Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc.’s 19th Annual Chester County Race Against Violence, to be held Saturday, April 26.
The race has become a popular way to support the agency’s many direct services, such as counseling and court accompaniment, as well...
Victims’ resilient spirits temper unimaginable pain
Annual candlelight ceremony offers shared remembrances, strength
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Members of the West Goshen Township Police Department Honor Guard file into Central Presbyterian Church in Downingtown.
Members of a club no one would ever seek to join: That was how Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan described the solemn crowd of about 200 that assembled at...
Weather pushes annual anti-violence flash mob inside
Public urged to participate from home or work – and film the action
Organizers of the ‘One Billion Rising for Justice’ dance hope that being forced inside by the weather won’t diminish participation.
The inclement weather has prompted organizers of an annual flash mob dance to protest gender violence scheduled for today, Feb. 14, to regroup.
Because Chester County has declared a snow emergency,...
Chester Countians invited to join dance flash mob
Agencies join forces for annual event on Friday to protest gender violence
Organizers hope to surpass the numbers and spectacle that the 2013 awareness event generated.
An annual organized flash mob dance on Feb. 14 aims to protest gender violence and promote empowerment, organizers said.
The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, the Domestic Violence Center, the Crime Victims Center of...
Agencies to shine spotlight on human trafficking
Program at Chester County Historical Society designed to raise awareness
The Chester County Historical Society will present “Facing the Monster: Slavery Then and Now,” a program designed to raise attention during Human Trafficking Awareness Month.
State Sen. Andy Dinniman will be one of several speakers Wednesday evening at “Facing the Monster: Slavery Then and Now,” a public event...
