Crisis Service Crisis!
Safe Place Emergency Shelters
"SafePlace operates two emergency shelters, one for women unaccompanies by children and one for women with children. However, beginning in February 2005, SafePlace will operate only one emergency shelter to serve all the women and children who seek shelter."
This is insane! DVSA (domestic violence/sexual assault) shelters are reaching a crisis of their own at epidemic proportions. This particular shelter services those victims in the Austin, Travis County, Texas area; other surrounding shelters in the the near proximity of the area (including surrounding counties) are filling the effect of their closure. Unfortunately, many of them are unable to help as well. Where FEMA grants were allowed to help with overflow of the shelters on occasion and/or male victims of DVSA and their families, they are no longer able to do so.
Where will those victims seek shelter when the shelters for the homeless are also reaching epidemic capacities as well? How much more cuts will be allowed in the social services before the social services aspect will not be able to be a viable resource in the communities? Something must give soon -- very soon!!
"SafePlace operates two emergency shelters, one for women unaccompanies by children and one for women with children. However, beginning in February 2005, SafePlace will operate only one emergency shelter to serve all the women and children who seek shelter."
This is insane! DVSA (domestic violence/sexual assault) shelters are reaching a crisis of their own at epidemic proportions. This particular shelter services those victims in the Austin, Travis County, Texas area; other surrounding shelters in the the near proximity of the area (including surrounding counties) are filling the effect of their closure. Unfortunately, many of them are unable to help as well. Where FEMA grants were allowed to help with overflow of the shelters on occasion and/or male victims of DVSA and their families, they are no longer able to do so.
Where will those victims seek shelter when the shelters for the homeless are also reaching epidemic capacities as well? How much more cuts will be allowed in the social services before the social services aspect will not be able to be a viable resource in the communities? Something must give soon -- very soon!!
posted by Kat Davis at 6:37 PM
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