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Advocates warn of cuts to shelter and sexual-assault services as county outlines budget process
Summary
Community advocates told Santa Clara County supervisors that possible 19% reductions to county funding would eliminate key shelter operations and urge transparency on sexual-assault funds; staff summarized the budget timeline and reported early data from Families First demonstration sites.
Advocates and nonprofit staff told the committee they face potentially deep cuts and urged the county to prioritize life-saving services as the board begins its budget process.
Rose Klei, introduced herself as "senior manager with Asian Women Home," told supervisors a 19% reduction in county funding would eliminate county-supported shelter staff and two-thirds of shelter operations, which she said would be "the equivalent of losing 10 emergency shelter beds in Santa Clara County." Melissa Luke of the YWCA said her agency serves about 2,500…
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