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Board preserves one‑time boost for gender‑based‑violence programs; advocates urge restoring full base funding
Summary
Supervisors approved a staff recommendation to augment gender‑based‑violence contracts by $550,000 one‑time and then voted to protect an additional $1.95 million by adding it to the budget’s adjustment package; service providers said the funds are life‑saving and urged long‑term restoration.
The Board of Supervisors approved an administrative recommendation June 9 to add $550,000 in one‑time funding for community gender‑based‑violence (GBV) services, and later directed that an additional $1.95 million be accounted for in the revised reduction package to preserve service levels while the county finalizes broader budget adjustments.
Why it matters: Providers told the board the funding is essential to maintain emergency shelter, hotel stays, non‑fatal‑strangulation exam advocacy, legal advocacy and direct financial assistance for survivors of domestic violence,…
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