#rape-crisis-center

#rape-crisis-center

"Calls to BRAVE Bay Area's 24/7 crisis hotline don't always connect to a live voice on the other end, because the phone lines at the nation's first nonprofit rape crisis center haven't operated around the clock as advertised for years."

"The recent significant shifts in federal government priorities and funding approaches in 2025 represent the final hardship, not the first," they wrote, noting that 92% of BRAVE's operating budget relies on federal funding.