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December 20, 2017<\/em><\/p>\n Over the last two days, Congress voted to pass sweeping tax reform legislation which the Congressional Budget Office estimates could increase the federal deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years. In order to help pay for the tax plan, Congressional leaders are paving the way to make\u00a0deep cuts to a wide range of services and programs.<\/p>\n Safe Horizon CEO Ariel Zwang says, \u201cTo everyone who responded to our action alert and urged your member of Congress to vote \u2018No\u2019 on this proposal, thank you. While the end result is disappointing, we remain grateful to our many supporters who stood up for our communities, and especially for children and adults harmed by violence. Sadly, the situation could become <\/em>more dire for victims of violence and abuse and the organizations that support them.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n In order to offset the projected loss of federal revenue from these tax cuts, Congressional leaders are already talking about aggressively pursuing so-called \u201centitlement reform.<\/em>” This will erode important sources of support for victims of violence and abuse and the organizations that assist them. We anticipate that Congressional leaders will propose deep cuts to Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families and the Community Development Block Grant, all of which support core programs and services at Safe Horizon and many other victim service providers around the country.<\/p>\n Zwang continued: \u201cSafe Horizon will be vigorously advocating with federal lawmakers to preserve funding streams that support shelters for domestic violence victims fleeing abuse, 24-hour hotlines that connect victims of crime with crisis programs, legal assistance <\/em>and shelters, and trauma-informed mental health counseling for victims and witnesses.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n We can\u2019t allow our leaders to potentially cut resources for victims of violence and abuse. Will you join us in standing with survivors by making a tax-deductible donation now?<\/a><\/p>\n Together, let\u2019s raise our voices \u200eon behalf of crime victims, their families, and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Safe Horizon’s stance on how sweeping tax reform legislation will affect survivors of crime and abuse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":{"id":5181,"alt_text":"Here\u2019s How the Tax Bill Could Negatively Affect Crime Victims","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1024,"height":576,"file":"2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-300x169.jpg","width":300,"height":169,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-300x169.jpg"},"medium_large":{"file":"Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-768x432.jpg","width":768,"height":432,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-768x432.jpg"},"large":{"file":"Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-1024x576.jpg","width":1024,"height":576,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims-1024x576.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":5180,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Here\u2019s-How-the-Tax-Bill-Could-Negatively-Affect-Crime-Victims.jpg"},"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2013],"tags":[697,805],"class_list":["post-5180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statements-and-press-releases","tag-crime-victims","tag-tax-reform","issue-victims-of-other-abuse"],"acf":{"page_header_title":"","page_header_image":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/silhouette_hero_image.png","original_url":"","related_initiative_title":"Learn about our advocacy initiatives","related_initiative_link":"\/federal-budget-crime-victims\/","related_initiative_link_text":"Make a difference","featured_posts":[{"ID":434,"post_author":"6","post_date":"2016-05-24 17:50:20","post_date_gmt":"2016-05-24 17:50:20","post_content":"Safe Horizon impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of people affected by violence and abuse each year. We provide children, adults, and families the tools and resources they need to heal and recover. Our work is possible because of the generosity of supporters like you, who help us move victims from crisis to confidence. If you have any questions about donating to support our work, please e-mail fundraising@safehorizon.org<\/a> or you may call our office from Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 212-577-3888. In addition, please find our disclosure statement here<\/a>.\r\nIn Honor of Donations<\/h1>\r\nTo donate in honor of someone special or in honor of an occasion, please click here.<\/a>\r\n
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