Federal cuts could reduce domestic violence shelter beds in Franklin County

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Leaders of the only domestic violence shelter in Franklin County said they are at risk of having to cut more than half of their shelter beds due to federal cuts.

Lutheran Social Services CHOICES said it will lose a significant amount of federal funding by next summer.

With the high demand CHOICES is experiencing, the shelter is already having to turn people in danger away. Leadership is now calling on the community to keep this serious situation from getting worse.

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“It keeps me from sleeping,” Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio President and CEO Rachel Lustig said…

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