Lt. Governor Sheila Simon will visit The Center for Prevention of Abuse in Peoria on Friday to announce a pilot program that will help domestic violence survivors receive free legal consultations using webcam technology. The Virtual Legal Clinic is being piloted at the Peoria center and the Crisis Center Foundation in Jacksonville, with plans to expand to additional locations. The two centers serve about 4,000 domestic violence survivors across seven counties annually.

 

TIME: 2 p.m.

DATE: Friday, June 29

PLACE: The Center for Prevention of Abuse, 720 West Joan Court, Peoria

 

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