Arizona Group Offers Abuse Victims A Fresh Start

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Maricopa Health Foundation runs Mariposa: Wings to Safety, one of many social-service organizations supported by The Arizona Republic and 12 News' Season for Sharing campaign. The program, at Maricopa Medical Center at 24th and Roosevelt streets in Phoenix, is a frontline defense against domestic violence. The group gives domestic-violence victims an advocate who helps them get treated, get legal protection and get their lives back. The program was created in 2001 by Dr. Dean Coonrod, the chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Maricopa Integrated Health System, and Anu Partap . . .