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Domestic violence service provider warns federal funding cuts could jeopardize housing support
Summary
Fearless, a Sullivan County nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence, told the Health and Human Services committee that almost 90% of its funding is federally sourced and that delays or cuts to federal contracts could reduce local housing options for survivors.
Sarita Green, a representative of Fearless, told the Sullivan County Health and Human Services meeting that nearly 90% of her nonprofit’s operating funds come from federal sources and that recent disruptions in federal contracting pose a risk to services for survivors of domestic violence.
"For our small nonprofit, almost 90% of our funding is tied to federal dollars," Green said, reporting that the organization handled more than 11,000 hotline calls last year…
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