Central Indiana domestic violence programs push for funding on National Day of Action

INDIANAPOLIS Organizations that work with domestic violence survivors are pushing for support.

They say this comes at a time when some funding sources have been cut or at risk of being cut.

Additional funding cuts could be devastating. Devastating for anyone who is a survivor or is a victim of crime and abuse," Tami Wanninger with Prevail Inc. said.

Wanninger says there is a lot of uncertainty with federal funding right now.

According to the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, over 360 federal grants from the Department of Justice were suddenly rescinded this year.

Many of us throughout the state receive federal funding, and it is so critical and so important to protect that funding for survivors," Wanninger said.

Advocates raised awareness of the issue on Thursday for a Nat