Bar crisis hikes risks for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence<\/strong><\/a>: “Bar advocates and public defenders deserve to be paid a fair wage. Defendants have the right to representation and a speedy trial. Survivors deserve safety and the ability to navigate the court system with dignity. These ideas are not in conflict,” writes JDI’s Executive Director Hema Sarang-Sieminski in a recent Dorchester Reporter op-ed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Grants for crime victims won\u2019t come with immigration conditions … for now: “a group of 17 domestic violence organizations, which includes the Boston-based Jane Doe Inc., obtained a preliminary stay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
- Grants for crime victims won\u2019t come with immigration conditions ... for now<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong><\/a>\"a group of 17 domestic violence organizations, which includes the Boston-based Jane Doe Inc., obtained a preliminary stay against the DOJ in August after they sued over the department\u2019s attempt to place conditions on awards through the Violence Against Women Act. Among the conditions, the department said \u201cgender ideology\u201d and \u201cillegal DEI\u201d were outside the scope of the grants.\"<\/li>
- Advocates worry funding cut could limit services for domestic violence survivors<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cSo many programs use the funding in different creative ways,\u201d said Nithya Badrinath, JDI's Policy Director. \u201cIt can range from survivors not having access to hotel vouchers if they\u2019re fleeing an emergency situation, or immigrant survivors not just being able to get services and culturally specific programming or services that are accessible in other languages.\u201d<\/li>
- Why risks are mounting for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence<\/strong><\/a>: <\/strong><\/a>\"[O]rganizations that provide meaningful, live-affirming services are forced to make impossible choices based on swirling uncertainty around funding \u2013 all of which empowers abusers and puts survivors at even greater risk,\" writes Hema Sarang-Sieminski, JDI's Executive Director, in a recent MassLive op-ed.<\/li>
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