Rebecca Nickels, Bradley Angle’s Interim Executive Director, talked with KOIN 6 News about how the current government shutdown is preventing the organization from receiving federal funds from HUD for transitional housing services. The costs can be covered in the short-term by pulling from other funding sources but those other sources will become more vulnerable as the shutdown continues.
She also acknowledged that while domestic violence agencies all around the state are affected, the shutdown is disproportionately affecting services in rural communities.