After six years of relatively stagnant funding, members from Pennsylvania’s 47 rape crisis centers came together in Harrisburg to call for double the state dollars they receive after years of stagnation.
“Do your damn job,” said Katie Blume, the chair of the board of directors for Centre County’s Centre Safe. “We should not be here watching (other) bills… easily pass both chambers of this legislature while people whose lives are literally at risk have to come here and beg.”
For several years, funding for rape crisis centers remained stuck at $11.9 million, finally crossing the $12 million threshold last year following a 2% increase…