ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Protect Victim Services FundingCongress is quickly working to pass a budget and while the compromise budget deal has aspects that will benefit vulnerable populations, it has put funding for the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) at risk.
VOCA is a non-taxpayer-generated funding stream which is dedicated to providing direct services to victims of crime. The current budget deal seeks to remove $1.5 billion out of the overall VOCA fund. The result of lead to less funding availability in upcoming years, including FY 2016. This cut to services will be devastating to many of the new and existing victim services that are funded through VOCA. We urge you to contact your Members of Congress today and tell them “Don’t Cut VOCA.” Contact your Senator and Representative TODAY and tell them:
Here are the numbers to contact your Members of Congress directly: Congressional District 1 – Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick – 202-225-3361 Congressional District 2 – Congresswoman Martha McSally – 202-225-2542 Congressional District 3 – Congressman Raul Grijalva – 202-225-2435 Congressional District 4 – Congressman Paul Gosar – 202-225-2315 Congressional District 5 – Congressman Matt Salmon – 202-225-2635 Congressional District 6 – Congressman David Schweikert – 202-225-4065 Congressional District 7 – Congressman Ruben Gallego – 202-225-4065 Congressional District 8 – Congressman Trent Franks – 202-225-4567 Congressional District 9 – Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema – 202-225-9888 Senator John McCain – 202-224-2235 Senator Jeff Flake – 202-224-4521 To find your member of Congress, click here and enter your zip code. If you prefer to contact them via e-mail, you can find the Senate e-mail addresses here and the House of Representatives here. Congress needs to hear from you today! Keep the conversation going on Twitter by using the hashtag #DontCutVOCA Thank you for your advocacy |