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Family advocacy center dedicated in Minnesota


The Family Advocacy Center of Northern Minnesota was dedicated on Tuesday.

The center will provide services to victims of domestic violence. It will serve the Red Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth reservations and 15 counties.

The nonprofit center is based at the North Country Regional Hospital in Bemidji, near the Red Lake Reservation.

Get the Story:
New Bemidji center is focused on domestic violence (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 11/9)
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Relevant Links:
Red Lake Nation - http://www.redlakenation.org

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