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Local domestic violence hotline reports nearly 1,000 June calls and warns of federal funding cuts
Summary
Fearless reported 994 hotline calls in June and warned of an anticipated $300,000 annual decrease to their state pass-through victim services grant beginning Oct. 1, which the group said would jeopardize services without adjustments.
MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Fearless, the county-area domestic violence service provider, told the Sullivan County Health and Human Services Committee on July 17 that its advocates answered 994 hotline calls in June and nearly 6,000 calls during the first half of the year.
Sarita Green, speaking for Fearless, said hotline staff provide safety planning, shelter referrals and legal advocacy, and that the…
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