Mayor Lee Protects Domestic Violence Program Funding
Proposed Budget Will Include $2.7 Million for Domestic Violence Prevention, Intervention, Education, Outreach, Shelter & Housing Programs
5/10/12–Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that he will protect Domestic Violence program funding over the next two fiscal years. Grants to 31 prevention and intervention programs, through the City’s Department on the Status of Women, will see current levels of funding maintained at nearly $2.7 million annually, even as the City attempts to close a $170 million budget shortfall.
“Domestic violence is a serious issue and we are bringing the community together to work toward a world without domestic violence,” said Mayor Lee. “The San Francisco model to combat domestic violence includes community-based partners, agencies that work directly with survivors, and our criminal justice system. Together, we have worked towards an 80 percent reduction in domestic violence homicides in the past decade. We must continue to move toward our shared goal of eliminating domestic violence.”
“This problem affects every neighborhood and every income level,” said San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Executive Director Dr. Emily Murase. “The San Francisco Police Department receives about 4,000 domestic violence cases every year. Last year, the 31 anti-domestic violence programs we fund served 35,000 individuals experiencing violence. Together with our Partner Agencies who serve these individuals directly, we are in the business of preventing death.”
“The Mayor’s decision to restore the funding to the non-profits that help save so many lives is so welcome during these tough economic times,” said San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium Executive Director Beverly Upton. “We thank Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors for their leadership on this issue. This will help make Mothers Day just a little sweeter.”
The Department on the Status of Women proposed a 6.9 percent across the board reduction in FY 2012-13 and 10.3 percent across the board reduction in FY 2013-14 to 31 programs to reach their budget reduction target. Mayor Lee did not accept the proposed reductions of these domestic violence programs that include intervention, prevention, crisis line, legal assistance, shelter and housing and will maintain current levels of funding for the next two years.
5/10/12–Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that he will protect Domestic Violence program funding over the next two fiscal years. Grants to 31 prevention and intervention programs, through the City’s Department on the Status of Women, will see current levels of funding maintained at nearly $2.7 million annually, even as the City attempts to close a $170 million budget shortfall.
“Domestic violence is a serious issue and we are bringing the community together to work toward a world without domestic violence,” said Mayor Lee. “The San Francisco model to combat domestic violence includes community-based partners, agencies that work directly with survivors, and our criminal justice system. Together, we have worked towards an 80 percent reduction in domestic violence homicides in the past decade. We must continue to move toward our shared goal of eliminating domestic violence.”
“This problem affects every neighborhood and every income level,” said San Francisco Department on the Status of Women Executive Director Dr. Emily Murase. “The San Francisco Police Department receives about 4,000 domestic violence cases every year. Last year, the 31 anti-domestic violence programs we fund served 35,000 individuals experiencing violence. Together with our Partner Agencies who serve these individuals directly, we are in the business of preventing death.”
“The Mayor’s decision to restore the funding to the non-profits that help save so many lives is so welcome during these tough economic times,” said San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium Executive Director Beverly Upton. “We thank Mayor Lee and the Board of Supervisors for their leadership on this issue. This will help make Mothers Day just a little sweeter.”
The Department on the Status of Women proposed a 6.9 percent across the board reduction in FY 2012-13 and 10.3 percent across the board reduction in FY 2013-14 to 31 programs to reach their budget reduction target. Mayor Lee did not accept the proposed reductions of these domestic violence programs that include intervention, prevention, crisis line, legal assistance, shelter and housing and will maintain current levels of funding for the next two years.