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The Need for Domestic Violence Funding During Pandemic

One of the side effects of the rise of COVID-19, the shelter at home or quarantine orders, in some cases, has been the rise of Domestic Violence. 

 

Rania Mankarious is a Domestic Violence expert and she says that not only is the rise in Domestic Violence cases troubling, the decline of services available to aid those victims of violence is also disturbing. Non-profit shelters that rely on donations have seen significant declines in funding due to the economic uncertainty and the inability to hold traditional fundraisers...

 

 

On Monday it was announced that $17 million dollars in funds is being made available to combat Domestic Violence in Illinois but it is unclear when the money will be doled out and where the money may end up going.

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