Family Violence Coordinating Council

Established by Resolution No. 2006-48

Purpose:      To advise the Board of County Commissioners on the issue family violence in St. Mary’s County

Meetings: Meetings are held the 4th Wednesday, 5:00 p.m., Room 14, Potomac Building (former Governmental Center), 23115 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonardtown, MD.

Composition:  Membership shall consist of a minimum of thirteen (13) members.  Members shall reflect, at a minimum, the following representation:

• Legal Advocacy (Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy)

• Health Care Provider (St. Mary’s Hospital, Inc.)

• Law Enforcement (Office of the Sheriff/Maryland State Police)

• Crisis Intervention and Counseling Services (Walden Sierra, Inc.)

• Emergency Shelter Transitional Housing (Three Oaks Center)

• Domestic Violence Coordinator (State’s Attorney’s Office)

• St. Mary’s County Board of Education

• St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services

• Circuit and/or District Court for St. Mary’s County

• A survivor of Family Violence or a family member

• A Community Religious Leader

• An advocate

• A Community Representative