Iowa state budget discussions off to partisan start
In what likely was a preview of coming budget debates, Democrats on Wednesday portrayed fiscal 2018 state budgets as “cuts upon cuts” while
Proposed budget slashes victim services funding by 26%
On April 12, 2017, the Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee proposed their SFY18 budget. Legislators proposed a 26% cut in funding fo
Culturally specific programs help victims from all walks of life heal from sexual assault
Sexual assault is a crime that victims may be scared to talk about, let alone report.
Iowa is leading the nation in its efforts to reach o
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Victim Service Providers Fight Funding Cuts
Iowa organizations that provide services to victims of sexual violence say they face potential funding cuts at the state and federal levels.
Letter to the Editor: Ensure crisis groups survive cuts
Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes depend on a number of services to find safety. Crisis assistance, ho
Letter to the Editor: Don't gut services for victims
For the last decade, I have been with Family Resources advocating for survivors of sexual and domestic abuse and other violent crimes. Famil