Funding for Violence Victims
Re “For Too Many Women, Home Is a Place of Assault and Pain,” Ventura County Perspective, Oct. 8.
Gina Gutierrez writes of the many sadly needed things we can do, and others are doing, to eliminate domestic violence. She and your readers should know too that funding for programs supported by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 is due to expire this month. Funds granted under this act make possible the efforts of many churches and other organizations to support the special needs of domestic violence victims.
Reauthorization of the act and continuance of these grants has broad, bipartisan support but has been up against a wall of delay in both houses of Congress.
We can all call for an immediate end to these delays and for immediate confirmation of the reauthorization by calling both Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Dennis Hastert at (800) 374-6702.
KEN JOHNSON
Newbury Park
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