Victim services providers find $20M of relief in revised state budget

Victim services providers find $20M of relief in revised state budget

Gov. Bill Lee’s substitute budget includes a new line item: $20 million dollars for victim services. The allocation comes after more than 100 nonprofits called upon the legislature to dedicate $25 million annually to organizations that work to help victims of crime, domestic violence, sexual assault and other abuses. The money would help providers avoid staff layoffs, closures and program cuts as federal funds for such services have dwindled in …