{"id":1289,"date":"2009-08-01T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nonomnismoriar.org\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2009-08-01T00:04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-01T00:04:00","slug":"schwarzenegger-eliminates-funding-for-dv-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nonomnismoriar.org\/?p=1289","title":{"rendered":"Schwarzenegger eliminates funding for DV shelters"},"content":{"rendered":"

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – making last minute cuts to the budget<\/a> – eliminated all of the state funding for domestic violence shelters. That’s right – all of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although the state Legislature submitted a budget with a 20 percent reduction to the $20.4 million the state provides to agencies that offer domestic violence services, Schwarzenegger slashed the funding by 100 percent Tuesday. <\/p>\n

For Catalyst, which relies on state funding for nearly 35 percent of its operating budget, the affect will be “devastating,” Executive Director Anastacia Snyder said.<\/p>\n

“We’re still in shock,” Snyder said Wednesday afternoon. “We were bracing for the 20 percent cut, but did not believe the governor could, with a clear conscience, cut 100 percent of funding for services that keep women and children safe and alive.”<\/p>\n

If you’re a resident of California, please click on Stop Family Violence’s action alert<\/a> to urge lawmakers to reinstate funding for the programs that save women’s lives. If you’re not in CA – pass this on to someone who is! You can also post the following message to your Facebook account, or tweet it: CA Gov Eliminates funding for Domestic Violence Programs. Lives will be lost. You can help! CA residents click http:\/\/bit.ly\/3jKQSo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"