| On Friday, July 31, 2009, Governor Quinn
announced the allocations for Dept of Human Services. The
decision was made to cut Domestic Violence by 10% and Sexual
Assault by 20%. For Mutual Ground, this translates to
about $90,000, a big piece of the $725,000 we normally receive
from the state. Last year Mutual Ground provided over 20,000 hours of counseling and almost 12,000 nights of shelter to over 1700 clients. It costs money to provide safety and healing for all the victims out there. We need the support of the entire community to get through this year. Make a donation (on-line or with a check). Form a Walk for Hope team. Support the Gala. Don't forget Mutual Ground. |
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| NEW: Mutual Ground's Summer Newsletter - Grounded | ||
| As Mutual Ground faces severe cutbacks in funding, this page provides information on how you can stay informed and involved, and links to related news stories. | ||
| You can help:
Contact Governor Quinn and any or all of the state legislators. Let them know they must keep full funding for Domestic Violence and Sexual Programs. They must continue to keep all victims safe. The state must not let Mutual Ground or any shelter have to close. Write letters to the editor. Tell others about this dire situation. Make your voice heard. Link to the Legislators: State Representatives State Senators |
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| In the News | ||
| 7-13-09 Mutual Ground's domestic violence shelter reopens its doors | ||
| 7-5-09 Fall conference addresses domestic violence Daily Herald | ||
| 7-2-09 Mutual Ground's domestic violence shelter closes Chicago Tribune | ||
| 7-2-09 Area agencies , their clients hit by crisis Beacon News | ||
| 7-1-09 Mutual Ground closes shelter; hot line open Beacon News | ||
| 6-29-09 Dangling shoes on fence tell story of economic woes Reuters | ||
| 6-23-09 Letter to the Editor Kane County Chronicle | ||
| 6-9-09 Mutual Ground hopes 800 shoes will make their mark Beacon News | ||
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Posted 6-8-09 Please give these victims a chance. |
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| 6-7-09 Abused fight back against budget cuts - Beacon News | ||
| 6-4-09 Mutual Ground faces funds crunch - Kendall County Record | ||
| 6-4-09 Aurora violence shelter facing closing as state aid is cut - Daily Herald | ||
| Posted 6-2-09 There's a real budget crisis in our state right now. On Sunday, the Illinois legislature passed a budget with a 50% cut in human services across the board. For Mutual Ground and all the 52 shelters across the state, this will mean living much leaner--cutting staff, closing the emergency shelter and shutting down the 24hr hotline. Mutual Ground has provided safety for victims since 1975. We would hate to have to go back to times when there were no places of safety for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. In order to fund this budget, the state needs money. The best resource to get additional money is to raise the state's income tax above the current 3%. The State Senate voted for it, the state legislature voted it down. We encourage everyone to contact legislators and ask them to support raising the state income tax. On June 2 the story made the front page in the Beacon and the Kane County Chronicle. Here are links to those stories: |
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Mutual Ground Faces Shutdown - Beacon News 6-1-09 Mutual Ground Faces Closing of abused women shelter - Beacon News 6-1-09 Shelter plans to close if State funding cuts stand - Kane County Chronicle |
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