Celebrating
Solutions
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In 2008, Mary Byron Project President Pat Byron presented the Celebrating Solutions Award to the Legal Aid of West Virginia. |
The Mary Byron
Project created the Celebrating Solutions Awards to showcase and applaud
local innovations that demonstrate promise in breaking the cycle of violence. We
select programs that can serve as models for the nation and offer $10,000 cash
awards in recognition of their pioneering efforts.
Our nomination process for the 2008-2009 awards has been closed. Please check back with us as we will post information regarding our award winners as soon as they are announced. The process takes many months, so we advice you to be patient.
We will announce next year's deadline as soon as it has been determined. Last year's eligibility criteria and nomination form may be changed, but only slightly.
Eligibility criteria:
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Both the nominated program and the institution must have been operating for a minimum of three years.
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The program must address the issue of domestic violence.
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The program must be part of a non-profit 501(c) (3) or government agency.
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The program should be replicable, or if it is national in scope, the program should have applications for individual communities, regardless of their size or ethnic population.
Not eligible for Celebrating Solutions Awards are:
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Past Celebrating Solutions Award winners.
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Organizations other than non-profit or governmental.
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Organizations operating outside the United States or a U.S. territory.
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Individuals.
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Basic research.
The awards process
includes submission of a nomination form, a program outline detailing innovative
aspects of the program, and a release. Institutions advancing to the next round
will be asked to answer additional questions, submit letters of support, and
provide a program budget.
Nominations are judged by a panel of experts
in criminal justice, health care, and public policy, and other disciplines that
address domestic violence.
The nomination form is available in Adobe
PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download the application free. If you experience difficulty
downloading the file, please send e-mail to information@marybyronproject.org.
We will send you a copy via postal mail or fax.
2008 winners:
2007 winners:
2006 winners:
2005 winners:
2004 winners:
2003 winners:
