The advocates are looking to Springfield for help in beefing up their funding – in part to make up for a federal funding shortfall.
-- Advocates who work with sexual assault survivors describe their current situation as the biggest funding crisis of the last 40 years.
"I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for these services," Hayes said."I wouldn't be able to help myself – let alone help others." "It is as vital as any other emergency service that someone needs," said Carrie Ward, the chief executive officer of theAccording to Ward, the demand for survivor services statewide is at its highest point since 2019 – and soon to surpass it.But Ward says services are on the brink of massive cuts unless they get another $12 million from the State of Illinois.
Ward says a $9.5 million federal funding cut triggered this crisis. Those federal dollars were lost after money usually earmarked for the Victims of Crime Act were instead diverted to the National Treasury during the Trump administration.
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