The Chatham County Government is planning to support the establishment of a domestic violence shelter by the nonprofit Second Bloom of Chatham. Most of the county’s public service around domestic violence, such as manning emergency call lines, volunteer fundraising, and helping people find housing or resources, had been managed by the local Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center until the agency closed in 2018. Karen Howard, chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners, said that since then, the county earmarked about $450,000 for the purpose of providing a new emergency shelter for people facing domestic violence. Over the past few years, Second Bloom has been working to build its capacity, community ties, and financial strength. “Second Bloom has really done a remarkable job of not just building that internal capacity to have call lines that are answered in both Spanish and English, directing people to resources, building relationships with the governor’s crime commission an...