Lake County clerk’s office donates supplies in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Lee County clerk office staffers with items collected during October for national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The items were donated to Haven of Lake & Sumter Counties. The clerk’s office also assists victims obtain a Hope Card.
In observance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Lake County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller’s office gathered supplies for local survivors of domestic abuse.
“Abuse comes in many different forms. It’s not only physical violence, but it can also be sexual violence, threats, or emotional abuse by one intimate partner against another,” said Gary Cooney, Lake County clerk and comptroller.