Changing patterns and perceptions.

“We really believe in breaking cycles, whether it?s the cycle of violence or the cycle of poverty. So we provide services that fall into four categories: family support, crisis intervention, careers and racial justice,” said Janis Harvey, chief executive officer of the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, one of 300 in the country.

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