Health

United Way helps agencies provide shelter, legal protection and other core services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse, problems that tend to rise in families enduring economic pressures.

PROBLEMS

• There were 19,391 domestic violence crimes in Maryland.
• In central Maryland, there were 15,000 reported cases of child abuse and neglect – 50 percent of the state’s totals.
  Source: Source: Crime in Maryland: 2007 Uniform Crime Report, State of Maryland Department of Human Services, Child Protective Services Data, 2005

SOLUTIONS

• 703 victims of violence or abuse were able to access and receive core services to help them.
• 166 victims accessed legal representation that ended with a positive outcome.
• United Way is one of the largest private funders of victim services in Maryland.
• Part of the Universal HealthCare Access Campaign, United Way is working with Healthcare for All to help cover all Marylanders.
  

The solution numbers are aggregated from four quarters. There are several instances where the numbers may be duplicated.