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South Valley Services seeks school supply donations for domestic violence survivors in Utah.

Families often lack resources for back-to-school shopping, impacting their recovery process.

Donations accepted until Aug. 17 at West Jordan and Tooele locations, including gift cards.

WEST JORDAN — A Utah organization that helps domestic violence survivors is asking for school supply donations. Advocates with South Valley Services said the families it serves typically don't have the freedom to go back-to-school shopping.

South Valley Services helps men, women and children survivors of domestic violence. It said going back to school can be especially hard for victims.

"When they're escaping a very violent situation, many of the families come here and they don't have anything," S

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