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. \v mEk p c . <br /> domestic violence services <br /> June 27, 2005 <br /> Re: Safe Parks Neighborhood Network <br /> Greetings <br /> Please accept Womenspace's strong support for Saint Vincent de Paul's First Place <br /> application for the Safe Parks Initiative. This would be a great service for the entire <br /> community — providing a supportive outreach service to homeless people and helping <br /> to create safety for everyone. It is also a much more effective use of resources. <br /> One of the particularly difficult situations in the complex of homeless issues is the <br /> violence these people live with daily — which includes intimate partner violence. <br /> Homeless victims of IPV often feel that the beatings from their partner are safer to <br /> endure than life on the streets without their partner's "protection." Hopefully, a <br /> sensitive outreach service would help to break down the barriers these people face to <br /> finding housing and getting free of the violence. <br /> We look forward to the development of the Safe Parks Initiative, and to a better <br /> understanding the circumstances that create homelessness in our community. <br /> Sincerely yours, <br /> Cheryl O'Neill , <br /> Executive Director <br /> P.O. Box 50127 Eugene, OR 97405 Crisis (541) 485 -6513 Office (541) 485 -8232 Fax (541) 686 -6664 A United Way Agency <br />