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City Council announces $3 million for culturally specific gender-based violence services
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New York City Council members and community advocates announced a $3,000,000 initiative to fund culturally specific, language-accessible services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, emphasizing outreach to immigrant communities and organizations that provide services in dozens of languages.
New York City Council members and community advocates announced a $3,000,000 initiative to fund culturally specific services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, council members and advocates said during a public event.
Council Member Shekhar Krishnan, representing Jackson Heights and Elmhurst in Queens, said the funding is intended to make services available in survivors’ native languages and to support organizations already working with immigrant communities. "Because what we know is in our city, it is critical that every survivor of gender based violence is seen, is heard, and gets the services they need and deserve," Krishnan said. "But the biggest barrier to those services is that oftentimes it's not in their languages. All New Yorkers must get the support and services they need."
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