A SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA HAVEN FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN COULD CLOSE ITS DOORS SOON IF MONETARY HELP DOESN’T COME SOON. RECENT FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET CUTS COULD FORCE HOPE HOUSE TO SHUTDOWN. THE FACILITY OFFERS A TEMPORARY HOME FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ABUSE AND HOMELESSNESS. THE SHELTER HAS OPERATED FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS, BUT STANDS TO CLOSE ITS DOORS IF HELP DOESN’T ARRIVE. IT LOST 40-THOUSAND DOLLARS THIS YEAR. ANY DONATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. YOU CAN SEND YOUR LOVE GIFTS TO HOPE HOUSE OF SCOTT COUNTY INC. P.O. BOX 1992, GATE CITY VIRGINIA, 24251.