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Location:
Lower Level of Frazee Hall, next to the student center on Administration Drive.
Mailing Address:
University of Kentucky
Violence Intervention and Prevention Center
1 Frazee Hall
Lexington, KY 40506-0031
Telephone:
859-257-3564
Email:
Assistant Director, Christy.Burch-Epperson@uky.edu
Volunteer Coordinator, Sally.Evans@uky.edu
Advocate, Jill.Smith@uky.edu
Outreach Coordinator, Ryan.Wagoner@uky.edu
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- I talked to my friends about the SEEDS retreat I went to.
- We created a fundraiser for the VIP Center.
- I check in with my friends before we go out. Someone is always designated sober for the night. We stay together, we leave together.
- I have gone to Take Back the Night 3 years in a row.
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