CT nonprofits supporting victims of crime to see more funding cuts

CT nonprofits supporting victims of crime to see more funding cuts

Organizations that provide support and advocacy for crime victims — particularly women and children — are grappling with budget cuts that promise to go even deeper next year.  The cuts are the result of a decline in grant funding coming in through the Crime Victims Fund — a federal program that directs funds to supporting victims of sexual violence, child sex abuse, human trafficking and gun violence. The fund, which was created through the 1984…