Speak Out
Your voice can make a difference. Check out our current Calls to Action below.
Act Now to Protect Funding for Victims of Crime
Lumina Alliance is requesting the help of our community to protect vital funding sources. VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) grant funding is expected to be significantly reduced in the 2024 fiscal year by almost 37%.
Join the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence, Lumina Alliance and organizations throughout the state by contacting your state legislators.
These vital services are directed at some of the most vulnerable members of our community-survivors of intimate partner and sexual violence, abused and neglected children, and other victims of crime.
The proposed cuts pose a serious threat to these services, and by extension the continued health and well-being of our entire community. We need our supporters’ help to let our state leaders know how important this funding is to SLO County.
Now is the time for California to invest in measures to support survivors of crime. This is an opportunity to let your representatives know how important these services are to our community, and to prevent these federal cuts from impacting survivors of crime and provide ongoing stability to crime victim services in the state.
VOCA Phone Scripts
We understand that contacting your representatives can be daunting, so we have provided a sample email and phone script you can use. You can find out who your state representatives are at findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov.
Email Script
Hello, my name is (Your Name) from (Your City and Zip Code) and I’m emailing you today about an important issue for our community. As you are likely aware, VOCA, the Victims of Crime Act, grant funding is expected to be significantly reduced in the 2024 Fiscal Year by almost 37%. The current proposed funding cap would severely hinder the ability of local agencies in my county to continue serving the most vulnerable populations, and could have a catastrophic impact on the overall health and well-being of my community.
(If you have benefited from Lumina Alliance or another organization’s services that may be impacted by this funding cap and would wish to share it, you can do so here.)
That’s why I’m asking you to provide $200 million in ongoing funding for victim services, and to prevent these federal cuts from impacting survivors of crime and provide ongoing stability to crime victim services in the state.
Thank you for your time,
Phone Script
“Hello, I would like to make a comment to (Representative Name) regarding ongoing funding for victim services.
(The staff member may offer to take a message, or they may transfer you)
Hello, my name is (Your Name) from (Your City and Zip Code) and I’m calling today about an important issue for our community. As you are likely aware, VOCA, the Victims of Crime Act, grant funding is expected to be significantly reduced in the 2024 Fiscal Year by almost 37%. The current proposed funding cap would severely hinder the ability of local agencies in my county to continue serving the most vulnerable populations, and could have a catastrophic impact on the overall health and well-being of my community.
(If you have benefited from Lumina Alliance or another organization’s services that may be impacted by this funding cap and would wish to share it, you can do so here.)
That’s why I’m asking you to provide $200 million in ongoing funding for victim services, and to prevent these federal cuts from impacting survivors of crime and provide ongoing stability to crime victim services in the state.
Thank you for your time,”
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