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DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER <br />302 Weaver Street Carrboro, N.C. 27510 p <br />919 929 -8800 <br />Hillsborough Mediation Site: <br />118 S. Churton Street <br />Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br />732 -2359 <br />May 9.1991 <br />TO : Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />FROM: Betsy Fenhagen, Case Coordinato.r,Dispute Settle- <br />ment Center. <br />R::, Jan Stone, Domestic Violence Coordinator <br />For some years those of us who work in the <br />Orange County District Courts have lobbied for a <br />domestic violence counselor /coordinator. Last year <br />this became a reality with the appointment of Jan Stone <br />to this position within the Sherriff's office. <br />Having Ms. Stone in the courtroom has made a <br />tremendous difference, both to the women who bring <br />charges of assault and to everyone else concerned <br />with these cases in the courts. Before she came,it <br />was difficult for the court to give needed attention <br />to battered women. Prior to Jan, no one had time to <br />talk with these women at length, to contact them even <br />before court or advise them of the alternatives they <br />face in the courtroom. <br />Ms. Stone is well- organized and she is extremely <br />effective in serving the needs of these women and in <br />advising the court of their situations. Because of <br />her thorough research, we are all better informed and <br />the court is able to act in a more thoughtful manner. <br />Her position is an essential aid to an embattled <br />system. <br />D .4. Funded by United Way of Chapel Hill /Carrboro, United Way of Orange County, <br />Yid Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Private Contributions. <br />