NY: Time is running out for NY Domestic Violence Victims
Time is running out for half the domestic violence victims in NY State who cannot get civil court orders of protection because NY laws deny access to Family Courts and Integrated Domestic Violence Courts to victims who are dating or living together but don't have a child in common. A bill to expand access to all victims must be approved by the full Senate before the legislative session ends on June 23. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TO TAKE ACTION!!
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President's '09 Budget DEVASTATING for Victims of Violence.
President Bush’s 2009 budget proposal, released Feb. 4, proposes a devastating $120 million cut in Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds, caps Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) funding at the lowest level in 6 years, does not provide any increases for Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (shelter) funding, and ELIMINATES the $2 billion in the VOCA reserve. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND TO TAKE ACTION!
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