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The Cost of Safety: What Happens When Frontline Funding Disappears
For many people, safety doesn't start with police cars and courtrooms. It starts with the victim advocate who answers the phone at 2 a.m., the outreach worker who shows up at the hospital bedside of a shooting victim before the cycle of retaliation can begin. It starts with the reentry program that helps someone leaving prison find a job before they find themselves back in a cell. Our new survey, The Cost of Safety, asked community-based organizations a simple question: what has the last year of funding turmoil actually done to your ability to keep people safe? The findings paint a clear picture of a field under strain. More...
