The shelters operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We can't decide to close a shelter for a day or a week; otherwise, the lives of women and children would be in danger. There have to be teams in place to support the women. We need the workers' know-how; they have to refer the women for legal resources, housing and immigration.
We need money that allows us to have stable teams, to attract and retain competent staff, and to have enough staff to offer all the services the women and children need. That is why we need stable, recurrent and adequate funding.