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While domestic violence and sexual assault occur across the socio-economic spectrum, there are unique challenges and barriers at the intersection of these forms of violence and economic disadvantage. And communities of color, Native Americans, LGBTQ, immigrants, and people with disabilities disproportionately experience poverty, food and housing insecurity, unstable and low-wage employment, and other forms of economic disadvantage.
A new report from @NRCDV and @GeorgetownLawCenterOnPoverty explores the role that public benefits can play in addressing this economic insecurity, the barriers survivors encounter when trying to access these programs and how these programs can be strengthened. Read about#TheDifference Between Surviving & Not Surviving. (http://ow.ly/rCSq30hJMko)
