I heard from an administrator of a women's shelter for survivors of domestic abuse based in southwestern Wisconsin. Without federal funding, [a women's shelter] would have to turn away women looking for safety from their abusers. for themselves and their children. As communities across Wisconsin continue to battle the opioid and fentanyl crisis, a community organization specializing in drug prevention told me that they would not be able to pay their staff or continue their vital work if funding was cut. (03:58–05:23)
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Asserts that a women's shelter would turn away women without federal funding.
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