HSC report stresses State budget cuts
From the New York Daily News
Last year 300,000 domestic violence victims in desperate need of help were left unprotected in New York State, due to devastating budget cuts.
“Local domestic violence programs served over 63,000 people last year, and with the need increasing, we won’t survive another round of budget cuts,” said Michele McKeon, CEO of the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
This is a tragedy, of course, but it is not the only one.
A report released last Tuesday by the Human Services Council of New York shows that social programs relied upon by millions of state residents, have been drastically curtailed due to the $800 million in state funding cuts in the last two years.
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