What can average Californians do to end domestic violence? Check out some opportunities below (last updated 3/30):
Urge Senate Leadership to Pass
The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act
The Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is the main source of federal funding for victim services and victim assistants in prosecutors’ office and law enforcement agencies, but it is nearly depleted. Congress must take immediate action to ensure that victim services aren’t cut.
To stave off cuts in the next few years, the Senate must immediately pass the bipartisan Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act, which passed the House by a unanimous voice vote in January. By redirecting unobligated funds from the False Claims Act into the CVF, this bill provides an immediate infusion of non-taxpayer revenue to ensure victims and survivors can continue to receive critical, and often life-saving, support.
Congress Must Act to Stop the Violence in Our Communities
Congress is currently negotiating the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Congress must not provide additional funding for policies and violent tactics that push vulnerable survivors deeper into the shadows.
Our partners at Alliance for Immigrant Survivors have made it easy to send a message to your legislator.
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Your support is crucial for fueling the rapid legislative and media responses needed to make policy change happen. Your donations enable us to keep domestic violence on the agenda in Sacramento and Washington, DC., at a time when the interests of domestic violence survivors and their families are often neglected or ignored.
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