Tim Boehnlein recognized for his commitment to Domestic Violence Awareness

CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish today applauded Tim Boehnlein, a Supervisor at the Cuyahoga County Witness Victim Service Center, for being presented with the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center’s first annual “Power of One” award. The “Power of One” award is given to a man who stands up for women and children who are abused; works to end violence through education and empowerment; dedicates his life to reducing and preventing domestic/teen dating violence; and fights for equality and justice.

“I am pleased to join in honoring Tim Boehnlein during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.” said County Executive Armond Budish. “Tim has dedicated much of his professional life to preventing domestic violence and we’re honored to have such a strong-willed leader at Cuyahoga County’s Witness/Victim Service Center.”

Currently, Mr. Boehnlein supervises nine advocates who are embedded within the Cleveland Police Department’s Domestic Violence Unit. As a team they serve over 2,600 clients annually. Boehnlein previously worked for the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center (1992-2015) as their Director of Visitation, Court Services and Training until May 2015, when he came to the Cuyahoga County Witness/Victim Service Center as Supervisor of the Domestic Violence Unit.

“The entire staff at Witness/Victim does an outstanding service for the community. It is an honor for all of us that Tim Boehnlein is recognized for his outstanding work ethic and compassion for victims of domestic violence,” said George Taylor, Cuyahoga County Director of Public Safety and Justice Services. “Thank you to the Domestic Violence & Child Advocacy Center for recognizing Tim for a job well done and most of all thank you, Tim, for your devotion to making our community safe.”

The mission of the Cuyahoga County Witness/Victim Service Center, the lead agency of the Family Justice Center, is to protect crime victims’ rights through advocacy, information, and access to community services. For additional information, contact us as at 216-443-7345 or online at http://ja.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/wvsc-new.aspx.