“As several states have issued stay-at-home mandates to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, concerns have arisen about the safety of women and girls.
According to the Collective Future Fund, violence against women and girls of color and those in the LGBTQ, Indigenous and immigrant communities increases during a crisis. To combat the harrowing reality some women face, the organization told Blavity on Tuesday it’s launching a $2 million rapid response Survivor Safety and Support Fund.”
