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And did you know that even if they do leave, only 10 percent of domestic violence shelters in the U.S. accept pets? October is Domestic Violence Awareness Here are ways you can get involved: Month, and RedRover is working to break • Be Vocal. Help spread awareness about down the barriers to safety by raising the lack of pet-friendly options for awareness about the issue and providing domestic violence survivors. Visit www. grants that enable survivors to escape abuse PurpleLeashProject.com to stay informed with their pets. on all the ways to become involved. Post Since helping its first survivor of domestic your support on social media by using violence with a RedRover Relief Safe Escape #PurpleLeashProject to take a stand for grant in 2007, RedRover has awarded 767 the belief that pets and people deserve to grants to help 1,350 people with 30,232 escape abuse and heal together. nights of boarding for their pets. Since 2012, • Connect to your local DV Shelter. RedRover has given 100 Safe Housing grants Reach out to your local domestic violence to domestic violence shelters in 37 states, shelter to see how you might be able to totaling more than $850,000. help the survivors in their care, and ask if Earlier this year, RedRover joined forces they accept pets now or are interested in with Purina to launch the Purple Leash resources to become pet-friendly (if so, tell Project, an extension of RedRover’s Safe them about the grants). Housing program. These grants allow • Support the Purple Leash Project. The shelters to build on-site housing for pets. mission of the Purple Leash Project is to During the month of October, RedRover + increase the number of pet-friendly Purina’s Purple Leash Project are holding a domestic violence shelters, and with your “Take the Lead” social media challenge to help, this goal can be reached even faster. help raise awareness about the need for You can donate to this cause by making a more pet-friendly domestic violence shelters. donation directly to RedRover at www. Participants will post pictures with their pets PurpleLeashProject.com. wearing either a limited-edition Purple Leash If you or someone you know or love is a Project leash or cat collar and share why victim of domestic abuse, call or visit the they are taking the lead on this issue. Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7 for RedRover and Purina will continue to support and resources: 1-800-799-SAFE work towards the goal of having at least one (7233). To find a domestic violence shelter pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in each that accepts pets or offers services for pets, state. Currently, Hawaii, Mississippi, New visit safeplaceforpets.org. To learn more Hampshire, Rhode Island and West Virginia about RedRover and its work bringing shelters have NO pet-friendly domestic animals from crisis to care, visit violence shelters. RedRover.org. outwordmagazine.com October 24, 2019 - November 14, 2019 • No. 635 Outword Magazine 3 Outword Unleashing the Benefits of Mass Transit Staff in Sacramento County he urban growth from Downtown to Citrus Heights, from Rancho Cordova to Folsom, from PUBLISHER Fred Palmer Elk Grove to the bustling suburban neighborhoods has brought increased opportunity to Sac County residents. As we celebrate this expansion, we cannot overlook the increasing traffic ART DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION T Ron Tackitt congestion and rising transportation costs. Emissions from vehicles has been identified as the leading GRAPHIC DESIGN cause of air pollution in our area and has again placed Sacramento this year 15th on the list of US Ron Tackitt cities with the worst air quality. Residents of all ages are expressing concern that transportation is EDITOR not keeping pace with the need for reliable and safe travel. Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) [email protected] recognizes this gap and has the vision to be a major part of the solution. ARTS EDITOR Sacramento Metro Advocates for Rail and influx of Bay Area residents risks further support these improvements will impair the Chris Narloch Transit (SMART), a new, broad-based gridlock and congestion. That is, unless we future of mobility and stunt economic coalition of business, labor, and community also make the same necessary growth. SALES Fred Palmer leaders, supports the plans of the commitment to invest more in our transit That is why SMART urges the Sacramento Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) to system. Transportation Authority (STA) to add a CONTRIBUTING modernize and enlarge its system to provide SacRT has developed plans to measure to the 2020 ballot for greater WRITERS the transportation backbone Sacramento reconfigure its bus routes for greater allocation of Measure A funds to SacRt. Chris Allan County needs to continue growing and frequency, reliability, and convenience. Funds will support SacRt’s plans to reduce Matthew Burlingame Diana Kienle thriving while containing congestion and SacRt has received national accreditation congestion, increase mobility, reduce air Chris Narloch transportation costs. However, in order to for its efforts to lower fares, offer free pollution, create jobs, boost the economy, implement these plans, SacRT must be student ridership and modernize its rail and help fight global warming. The STA will PHOTOGRAPHY provided increased funding to underwrite system. However, if SacRT remains decide this fall whether to proceed with the Charles Peer new and expanded light rail and bus service. restricted to current funding, investments ballot measure and, if so, which projects to Ron Tackitt The Silicon Valley and the Bay Area are in extending light rail to Sacramento fund. SMART encourages all Sacramentans ON THE COVER recognizing the urgent need for improved International Airport and Elk Grove; to let the STA know that we can only realize Pet Photo Contest Winner transit to meet future mobility challenges. running express trains between Downtown the dreams for our future with the Kennedy With Towel They are taking action by investing in and and Folsom; expanding bus services to investments in the transit development Human, and photographer Noe Sauro extending major transit lines Bart and reach more neighborhoods; and making projects that SacRT has identified. This the Caltrain. Meanwhile, stagnant transportation the system safer and more accessible will best way to ensure that everyone keep DISTRIBUTION efforts in Sacramento combined with the be unattainable. Insufficient funding to moving smoothly, safely, and affordably. 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