Guadalupe Lopez, executive director of Violence Free Minnesota, emphasized the critical importance of federal funding for their organization, which is supported by 80% federal funds. The organization works to assist victims of intimate partner violence and advocates for policies at the state level to support victims. According to their latest report, there were 26 women, 3 men, and 11 bystanders or intervenors who died of domestic violence in 2023.
Marcia Milliken, executive director of the Minnesota Children’s Alliance, also highlighted the impact of potential federal funding cuts on children’s advocacy groups in the state. These groups provide essential services to help communities respond to child abuse, such as forensic interviews. There are concerns that 13 children’s advocacy centers in the state could lose $4.5 million in funding.
Both organizations are preparing for the possibility of funding cuts and are emphasizing the importance of these funds as a lifeline for the work they do in supporting victims of domestic violence and child abuse.
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