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Dane County board proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Crime Victims Rights Week; service providers warn of funding cuts
Summary
The Dane County Board adopted Resolution 3-96 recognizing April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims Rights Week. Victim-service leaders told the board that local providers face budget cuts that threaten 24-hour crisis response and prevention programs.
The Dane County Board of Supervisors on April 2025 unanimously adopted Resolution 3-96 recognizing April 2025 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims Rights Week.
The resolution, moved by Supervisor Laura Walsh and seconded by Supervisor Blazewitz, affirms Dane County’s commitment to "advancing policies and supporting local organizations and initiatives to prevent violence, uphold victims' rights, and ensure accessible, compassionate, and culturally responsive support for all survivors," and honors survivors’ resilience.
Why it matters: county and nonprofit leaders told the board they are seeing mounting need while budgets and prevention programs face cuts. The executive director of a local crisis center said reduced funding threatens 24-hour crisis response and could force…
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