Battered Women's Services, also known as BWS, offers crisis intervention and advocacy solutions. The organization serves women with physical and emotional abuse cases. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Battered Women's Services provides counseling and emergency transportation solutions. The organization administers several community outreach and education programs. It also serves the victims of domestic violence. Battered Women's Services works in collaboration with law enforcement agencies in Poughkeepsie and Beacon in New York. The organization offers prevention education programs for school and college students. It additionally develops safety plans and provides child care solutions. Battered Women's Services is a part of Family Services.
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The Town Clerk s office, governed by the Town of Poughkeepsie in New York, issues death, birth and marriage certificates. It offers a dog licensing program. The town government operates assessing, building, highway, engineering and human resources departments. The Town of Poughkeepsie s fire department provides a range of fire protection and suppression services. It also has a police department that offers crime prevention and protection solutions. The town government maintains sewer, zoning, planning, recreation and water departments. The Town of Poughkeepsie manages more than 20 town parks and organizes various recreational activities. It has a conservation advisory commission and town board.
