Thank you to our witnesses today. I couldn't agree more about this being a non-partisan issue. I'm happy to be on a committee where we all agree on that one, for sure.
There are lots of distressing stories coming out here, and COVID has absolutely magnified an underlying issue that we had long before this pandemic.
I'm curious about how the funding is allocated or how it would help you. What I'm hearing is there are almost two tiers. You have to manage and support these women and their children when they come to you. How much more funding do you want for prevention?
Our first story from Giulia was about that systemic trauma from the abuser. Do you feel like your shelter is in a state of sustaining and helping in the crisis mode, or would you like to do more in terms of prevention and helping, with funding?