Without new state funding, Georgia domestic violence, sexual assault programs brace for the worst

By: Ellie Fivas

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 1,289

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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The two dozen beds at the Haven, a domestic violence shelter in Valdosta, are almost never enough, according to Executive Director Michelle Girtman.

Rising demand for services and years of declining government support have left the south Georgia shelter — along with more than 50 domestic violence and sexual assault programs across the state — stretched thin.

A saving grace for these organizations seemed to arrive in April, when state legislators passed next …

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