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Southside Electric Cooperative and banking partner CoBank recently donated a combined $20,000 to support Madeline’s House, a shelter that will serve area victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children.
Meeting Oct. 3 at the Cooperative’s headquarters in Crewe, SEC President and CEO Jason Loehr presented matching $10,000 checks to STEPS Inc. President and CEO Sharon Harrup. STEPS will operate Madeline’s House.
The contributions from the Cooperative and CoBank’s Sharing Success program will help STEPS purchase and install a whole house generator to provide a continuous safe environment for residents at Madeline’s House, even during a power outage. After being closed for a year, officials expect the shelter to reopen by the end of 2023.
“We applaud the efforts that STEPS has made to reopen Madeline’s House. SEC is excited to partner with CoBank to help support this initiative that provides such a critical service within Southside Virginia,” Loehr said.
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Photographed from left, SEC President and CEO Jason Loehr with representatives of STEPS Inc., Crystal Baker, board member; Sharon Harrup, president and CEO; Linda Ellis-Williams, domestic violence/sexual assault coordinator; and Shawn Rozier, vice president of housing.
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