After reading the proposed changes, I am left wondering if the client needs are the main priority.  Not much can be accomplished in a manner of three days.  It would be helpful to ask the client what their needs are since this is affecting  them most.  Yes, abuse is out there, but cutting down the service and strong holding the agencies that provide these services is not the answer.  This will only fuel more struggles within an already marginalized community, which is the community that we are supposed to be working to provide assistance for.  Please re-think decreasing the days of services provided and re-direct the efforts to save money but focusing on how to provide the critical care needed to deter re-entry.