A dilemma: they need funding to survive, but they won't be funded because they have no money!
Christchurch's only rape crisis centre will close its doors today after being turned down for government funding.
The centre's 24-hour phone service, SafeCare, needs $30,000 to keep running but it is ineligible for any of the $10 million announced in this year's Budget for sexual violence services because it is insolvent.
Michael Cropp for Radio New Zealand
Previous reporting for The Press here
