KOMO: King County funding for domestic violence help could be cut by 80 percent


October 20, 2009 · 11:19 AM

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King County's budget crisis could affect 16 agencies that provide services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. In the worst case scenario, those agencies' collective budget could drop from $400,000 to $50,000. One of the agencies, the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, is located in Renton.

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