WYFF Selects Safe Harbor to Receive Verizon Grant

Verizon Wireless honored WYFF yesterday with a HopeLine Hero award for the station’s recent special report, Chronicle: Living in Fear, which covered domestic violence in the Upstate of South Carolina. Verizon’s long-time charitable focus has been domestic violence prevention and care through its HopeLine program. The company’s HopeLine Hero award honors members of the community who use their influence to bring greater awareness to prevention efforts.

The award afforded WYFF a chance to designate a domestic violence agency to receive a $2,500 grant through HopeLine, and the news station selected Safe Harbor as its grant recipient.

“We are incredibly thankful to WYFF for their partnership with Safe Harbor and their continuing commitment to raise much-needed awareness about the issue of domestic violence in our Upstate community,” said Becky Callaham, executive director for Safe Harbor. “We are honored to receive this Hopeline Hero grant, and we are deeply grateful to Verizon for their generosity and interest in this cause.”

"Nearly one in four women is affected by domestic violence during her lifetime," said Jerry Fountain, president for Verizon Wireless in the Carolinas and Tennessee. "Verizon Wireless has been focused on prevention efforts since 2001. We offer our heartfelt thanks to WYFF for its recent special report, and we are proud to continue supporting the work of Safe Harbor in our community."

About Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor is a non-profit organization providing safe shelter, counseling, advocacy, and other services for victims of domestic violence and their children, and domestic violence prevention and education for the Upstate community.  Safe Harbor operates a domestic violence crisis line and two secure safe homes, serving Greenville, Pickens, Oconee and Anderson counties.  For more information on available services or volunteer opportunities, visit Safe Harbor at www.safeharborsc.org.