State Funding Cuts Could Reduce Local Nonprofit's Ability to Assist Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Victims

State funding cuts could reduce local nonprofit's ability to assist domestic violence, sexual assault victims

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

Caring Connection concerned about funding for victim services

As the Michigan Legislature hammers out a new state budget, Caring Connection in Benton Harbor is calling on supporters to ask their lawmakers not to let funding for victim services be cut. Caring Connection CEO Robin McGinnis tells us the House budget approved last week would reduce that funding statewide by $4 million, potentially meaning a loss of $150,000 in funding for programs locally. “That includes not only our domestic violence shelter…

Caring Connection warns of cuts to domestic violence shelter in state House budget

As the Michigan Legislature hammers out a new state budget, Caring Connection in Benton Harbor is calling on supporters to ask their lawmakers not to let funding for victim services be cut. Caring Connection CEO Robin McGinnis tells us the House budget approved last week would reduce that funding statewide by $4 million, potentially meaning a loss of $150,000 in funding for programs locally. “That includes not only our domestic violence shelter …