{"id":1506,"date":"2018-12-13T14:35:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T14:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:00:17","slug":"governors-office-of-highway-safety-awards-grant-to-madd-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/governors-office-of-highway-safety-awards-grant-to-madd-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor\u2019s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant to MADD Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1506\" class=\"elementor elementor-1506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f6b23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a7f6b23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75df23e3\" data-id=\"75df23e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-740690cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"740690cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ATLANTA, GA&nbsp;<\/strong>(November 2, 2018) \u2013 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Georgia is pleased to announce it has received a $137,424.23 grant from the&nbsp;Governor\u2019s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) for the 2019 grant year.<\/p>\n<p>The grant, effective through September 2019, will provide much needed funding to reduce the occurrence of drunk and drugged driving throughout the state. MADD Georgia is pleased to partner with GOHS and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to work to eliminate impaired driving by successfully recruiting, engaging and activating volunteers through MADD\u2019s mission. The grant also will fund DUI prevention training for law enforcement, military, educational, and community groups. MADD Georgia will utilize these monies to partner with GOHS on signature initiatives such as Hand Across the Border, Click It Or Ticket and law enforcement recognition events, including MADD Georgia\u2019s Annual Golden Shield Honors, scheduled for April 23, 2019 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.<\/p>\n<p>To set up training in your area, contact Kali Robinson or Theresa DeWild at (770) 615-3737.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #b3272d\">About Mothers Against Drunk Driving<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Founded in 1980 by a mother whose daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Mothers Against Drunk Driving<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;(MADD) is the nation\u2019s largest nonprofit working to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes and prevent underage drinking. MADD has helped to save more than 350,000 lives, reduce drunk driving deaths by more than 50 percent and promote designating a non-drinking driver. MADD\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving<\/em><sup>\u00ae&nbsp;<\/sup>calls for law enforcement support, ignition interlocks for all offenders and advanced vehicle technology. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the<span style=\"color: #b3272d\">&nbsp;<strong>24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877-MADD-HELP<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, GA&nbsp;(November 2, 2018) \u2013 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Georgia is pleased to announce it has received a $137,424.23 grant from the&nbsp;Governor\u2019s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) for the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/georgia\/governors-office-of-highway-safety-awards-grant-to-madd-georgia\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Governor\u2019s Office of Highway Safety Awards Grant to MADD Georgia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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