Domestic violence organizations face huge budget cuts and plead for help from the Alaska Legislature Published 12 hours ago
A conference room at the AWAIC shelter on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Anchorage. Abused Women s Aid In Crisis (AWAIC) operates a domestic violence shelter and provides intervention, prevention and other services to victims of domestic violence. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
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Print article JUNEAU Domestic violence shelters across Alaska are facing an unexpected budget shortfall, and many could be forced to close, officials warned the Alaska Legislature. In impassioned testimony to the House Finance Committee last week, groups that aid domestic violence victims requested $6 million to fix a problem caused by a lack of federal funding. That request would be 0.13% of the state’s expected $4.3 billion operating budget, but the impact would be tremendous, the groups said.
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