PEE DEE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

PEE DEE COALITION IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE REDUCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND CHILD ABUSE AND TO THE NEEDS OF ITS VICTIMS IN THE SEVEN-COUNTY PEE DEE REGION OF SC WHICH INCLUDES FLORENCE, DARLINGTON, MARION, CHESTERFIELD, MARLBORO, DILLON, AND WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES. THE COALITION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH (1) DIRECT VICTIM ASSISTANCE INCLUDING 24-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, EMERGENCY SAFE SHELTER FOR FEMALE FAMILY VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER; AND (2) A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING.