Task Force Members,
Make sure to pick up September’s copy of Around About Canton Magazine. It features an article about Teen Dating Violence, written by Task Force Community Partner, Sonia Carruthers, of Cherokee FOCUS.
Mission Statement
The Cherokee County Domestic Violence Task Force’s vision is to strengthen and sustain the coordinated community response to family violence in Cherokee County, Georgia.
The Cherokee County Domestic Violence Task Force will accomplish this by:
• Increasing perpetrator accountability
• Enhancing victim safety
• Promoting systemic change by providing ongoing and evolving education and awareness to the community at large.
The Cherokee County Domestic Violence Task Force will accomplish this by:
• Increasing perpetrator accountability
• Enhancing victim safety
• Promoting systemic change by providing ongoing and evolving education and awareness to the community at large.
Meeting Information
- Meetings take place on the second Friday of each month at the Historic Courthouse in Canton, Georgia.
- Networking begins at 12:00
- Meeting begins at 12:30
Contributing Members
Community Resources
Counseling Resources
- Choice Counseling Center
- Cherokee Center for Change
- Focus Counseling & Training
- Ascension Counseling & Mental Health
Law Enforcement
Legal Resources
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- General Information
- Chair: Niki Lemeshka
- Vice-Chair: Chastity Warren
- Secretary: Jessica Benenati
- Fatality Review Chair: Tommie DeGonzague
- Events & Outreach Co-Chair: Lisa Williams
- Events & Outreach Co-Chair: Heather Carter
- Education & Training Co-Chair: Rebekah Shelnutt
- Education & Training Co-Chair: David Simmons
Community Partners
- Cherokee CASA for Children
- MADD Cherokee
- Drug Free Cherokee
- McStatts' Printing
- Ahimsa House
- Georgia Meth Project
- Cherokee FOCUS
- United 4 Safety
Teen Dating Violence Information
Around About Canton Article
September 3
