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The multimedia list includes videos that are available online in full-length. Visit the Publications List to access a list of more products available from OVC, including videos that are only available as DVDs.

FAIR Girls | 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Tribute Video

October 2020
Fair Girls is an organization that has made significant strides in the fight against human trafficking since their founding more than 15 years ago. FAIR Girls’ goal is to deeply impact the lives of trafficking survivors by providing high-quality services that address their individualized needs, while increasing their safety, well-being, empowerment, and self-sufficiency.

Victim Assistance Program, Fort Wayne Police Department | 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Tribute Video

October 2020
The Victim Assistance Program at the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Police Department was established in 1981 and is making a significant difference for victims and encouraging them that there is hope. Advocates and volunteers provide information, crisis intervention, case management, and advocacy to crime victims as they navigate the criminal justice system. Visit the OVC Gallery for more information about her work to support victims of crime.

Lavinia B. Masters | 2020 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Tribute Video

October 2020
Lavinia B. Masters is a victim advocate and a survivor who inspires hope wherever she goes through HOPE S.A.V.E.S. Ministries. The Lavinia Masters Act of 2019 (Texas) aims to prevent a backlog of rape kits, prohibit the premature destruction of kits, and lengthen the statutes of limitations for certain crimes.

Video Message from Director Hart Commemorating National Campus Safety Awareness Month

September 2020

Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart highlights that during the pandemic it is more important than ever to raise awareness about safety on college and university campuses across the country. In this message, Director Hart provides an overview of an Office for Victims of Crime initiative to provide grant funding to sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) programs on college campuses to offer medical forensic care and other victim services to sexual assault survivors.

Transforming Victim Services Performance Management Collecting and Reporting Your Subgrantee Data

August 2020

This recorded webinar provides information on both grantee and subgrantee responsibilities for Office for Victims of Crime performance measure reporting, describes collaborative activities for data collection with a subgrantee, and explain how to review subgrantee semiannual reports. View the webinar presentation.

Transforming Victims Services Reporting on Partnerships and Training and Technical Assistance Activities

August 2020

This recorded webinar helps Office for Victims of Crime grantees develop a common understanding of performance management versus performance measures; provides information on question banks and shared measures; discusses reporting on partnerships, training, and technical assistance; and highlights how semiannual narrative responses can tell the story of your data.

Message from OVC Director Jessica E. Hart on New Tribal Division

August 2020

This Office for Victims of Crime video message from Director Jessica E. Hart describes efforts by the Office for Victims of Crime to support American Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the establishment of a new Tribal Division. The new division ensures the Office for Victims of Crime is appropriately staffed to serve Tribal communities by streamlining the distribution and management of the Tribal grant awards.

Message from OVC Director Jessica E. Hart on Human Trafficking Initiatives

July 2020

This Office for Victims of Crime video message from Director Jessica E. Hart describes a consolidation of law enforcement, juvenile justice, and victim services human trafficking initiatives at the Office of Justice Programs into one division at the Office for Victims of Crime. This consolidation better aligns funding, training, assistance, and other resources in support of Attorney General Barr’s efforts to use every means at the Department of Justice’s disposal to bring traffickers to justice and serve trafficking victims.

2020 NCVRW Theme Video Clip

April 2020

The theme for 2020 National Crime Victims Rights' Week is Seek Justice | Ensure Victims' Rights | Inspire Hope. This year's theme commemorates the individuals and groups whose advocacy has propelled the victims' rights movement forward for the past half century, inspiring in victims and their loved ones a feeling of hope for progress, justice, and healing.