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NOVEC donates for diapers, to domestic abuse victims

Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and its employee-led nonprofit organization, NOVEC Hands Engaged in Local Public Service (NOVEC HELPS), donated $6,000 recently to six area shelters that help victims of domestic abuse and $1,000 to the House of Mercy in Manassas to help provide diapers for more than 300 low-income families.

"It's important to us to leverage our connections in the community," states Heather Anderson, NOVEC system engineering manager and NOVEC HELPS activities coordinator. "We want to give in a way that helps families."

Donations to Domestic Shelters

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