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Congressman McGovern announces $879K in federal funding for ‘critical work’ in child abuse prevention

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announced an $879,000 federal earmark for Northampton-based nonprofit Stop It Now! to strengthen child sexual abuse prevention work in western Massachusetts.

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