Avon Fights Domestic Violence with #GivingTuesday Campaign

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The Avon Foundation for Women is partnering with the National Domestic Violence Hotline to celebrate #GivingTuesday on Dec. 2, 2014. Following the shopping extravaganzas of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday celebrates generosity with a global day of giving back. The Avon Foundation is taking part to raise $1 million in support of domestic violence organizations.

As its name suggests, the Avon Foundation for Women focuses on critical issues affecting women, particularly breast cancer and domestic violence. The Avon Foundation has donated nearly $38 million to domestic violence programs and services in the U.S.

The National Domestic Violence Hotline’s highly trained advocates provide support, crisis intervention information and referral services in over 170 languages. A recent census funded by the Avon Foundation found that, on average, hotlines nationwide receive more than 20,000 calls per day. Nearly 10,000 of those requests for services go unmet due to a lack of resources.