Chair Pinto, you have acknowledged the role we play in the District’s Public Safety Plan and the government’s fundamental obligation to work with experts like us to keep the District’s residents safe. We are concerned that the Mayor’s proposed budget includes funding sources that have already been spent, which leaves the victim services funding CUT – not increased – by $2.7 million dollars. DCFNE will not be able to sustain our 24/7 on-call response to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence if our budget is reduced in FY25.

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