DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS GET FUNDING AREA SHELTERS RECEIVE $130,000 IN GRANTS.Byline: Daily News NEWHALL - Domestic violence shelters countywide coun·ty·wide adv. & adj. Throughout a whole county: found at locations countywide; a countywide search. Adj. 1. , including in the Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, and Antelope valleys This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , received $1.5 million in grants to help maintain services, officials announced Tuesday. Santa Clarita's Domestic Violence Center and the Antelope Valley Domestic Violence Council/Valley Oasis Shelter each received $65,000 ``to continue providing safe, confidential locations for victims of domestic violence and their children,'' county Supervisor Michael D. Antonoich said in a statement. Last year, county investigators cleared the Santa Clarita shelter of wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do after receiving allegations that billing contracts were mismanaged. The 20-year-old center in Newhall offers shelter for abused women and their children, along with counseling and referral services, an emergency hotline, an emergency food supply program and counseling groups for abusive partners. It serves up to 3,000 clients a year, and county officials have called it a critical center in the growing Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . |
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