PITTSBURGH, PA — On Thursday, October 16, at 10:00 a.m., the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR) and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) will hold a joint press conference to demand immediate action from state lawmakers as Pennsylvania’s budget impasse surpasses 100 days—leaving all 47 rape crisis centers across the Commonwealth without critical funding.
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HARRISBURG, PA – Today, advocates from PCAR and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) gathered at the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda to call on the General Assembly to pass a state budget and provide a meaningful funding increase for rape crisis centers across the Commonwealth. The press conference highlighted the urgent consequences of the ongoing budget impasse for survivors of sexual and domestic violence.