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Aaron chats with Rachel Valentine, the executive director of the Orange County Rape Crisis Center, which just announced major cuts in staff and services to deal with an ongoing budget crunch caused by a drop in federal funding. Valentine discusses what’s being cut, what’s not being cut, the reason for the decline in funds – and what you can do to help.

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