KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Officials with YWCA Kalamazoo say they are facing major cuts from the Michigan state budget passed earlier this month, and they say that puts lives are on the line.
“For all the talk about prioritizing public safety, our government has turned its back on survivors of domestic and sexual violence and human trafficking,” says YWCA Kalamazoo CEO Susan Rosas.
The budget passed October 3 dud not backfill new federal reductions in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds, which will result in victim service agencies like YWCA Kalamazoo reducing their services by an average of 20%…