Protecting the Vulnerable
"California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger line-item vetoed $20 million from the state budget which would have funded 94 domestic violence shelters and centers," according to a recent press release from the National Organization for Women.
Yet domestic violence increases by a factor of five when families slip below the poverty line. With the recession's massive job loss, especially male job loss, more women and children will be at risk for physical and emotional trauma in the home.
This is not the time to cut the safety net for vulnerable people. If we can bail out bankers, surely we can provide safe haven for battered women and children.
Yet domestic violence increases by a factor of five when families slip below the poverty line. With the recession's massive job loss, especially male job loss, more women and children will be at risk for physical and emotional trauma in the home.
This is not the time to cut the safety net for vulnerable people. If we can bail out bankers, surely we can provide safe haven for battered women and children.
Faye said:
Just awful!
October 5, 2009 9:16 PM