Sign up for a Complimentary National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Poster Kit
Sign up to receive a complimentary print copy of the 2022 NCVRW Poster Kit.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW)
Funding Opportunity: 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects
Apply for funding to raise awareness about victims’ rights and services in your community during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 24–30, 2022.
2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Nomination Period Opens
If you know an individual, organization, team, or program that you would like to see recognized for their work, submit your nominations for the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Monday, August 2, 2021.
OVC Acting Director Speaks at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day Event
May 2021
OVC Acting Director Katherine Darke Schmitt gave remarks during a special event, hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, and Administration for Native Americans, to honor missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives in commemoration of President Biden’s 2021 proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day.
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New Department of Justice Resources to Address Hate Crime
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Hate Crimes Enforcement and Prevention Initiative launched new, translated resources in seven languages on the Department’s Hate Crimes website.
Meet the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients
Learn about the extraordinary contributions of this year’s award recipients.
It’s National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Join OVC and communities across the Nation in honoring victims and the professionals who support them.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video Clip
April 2021
OVC encourages organizations to use this introductory theme video clip throughout the year at public awareness, education, and training events in local communities to emphasize the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Theme Video
April 2021
The 2021 NCVRW Theme Video emphasizes the importance of building the trust of victims and survivors of crime, collaborating with victim service providers and other allied professionals, and engaging communities in addressing enduring and emerging forms of crime victimization.
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2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Poster Kit (Includes Theme Poster and Awareness Posters)
Date Published
March 2021
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OVC
Register for the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Ceremony Livestream
Join OVC on April 23, 2021, as we recognize the individuals and organizations selected from nominations in a variety of categories for their vision, action, and leadership on behalf of crime victims.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide
Date Published
March 2021
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OVC
Now Online: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide
This Resource Guide contains a wealth of materials, in both English and Spanish, to help educate the public about victims’ rights, protections, and services during NCVRW and throughout the year.
View the 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Artwork
The 2021 NCVRW Artwork is now available online to help your organization plan its public awareness activities in advance of, and during NCVRW.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) Poster
Date Published
December 2020
Agencies
OVC
2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Color Palette and Theme Poster
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be commemorated April 18–24, 2021 and the theme—Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.—emphasizes the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
In preparation for April 2021, we are pleased to announce the online release of the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week color palette and Theme Poster.
- Theme Colors: View the 2021 color palette for...
Funding Opportunity: 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects
Apply for funding to raise public awareness about victims’ rights and services in your community during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18–24, 2021.
Community Awareness Projects grants reimburse up to $5,000 in costs associated with conducting public awareness activities during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, including—
- public events (including virtual events, candlelight vigils, information/resource fairs, 5k walk/runs);
- mass media advertising; and
- production, publication, and...
Meet the 2020 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients
October 2020
Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart announces the recipients of the 2020 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards. These prestigious awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate extraordinary achievements in supporting victims.
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Meet the 2020 National Crime Victims’ Service Awards Recipients
Learn about the extraordinary contributions of this year’s award recipients.
2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Message from the OVC Director Jessica Hart
July 2020
Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart announces that National Crime Victims' Rights Week will be commemorated April 18–24, 2021. The theme—Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.—emphasizes the importance of leveraging community support to help victims of crime.
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OVC Director Hart’s 2021 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Announcement
In her message to the field, Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica E. Hart states that “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is a time to renew our commitment to serving all victims of crime, to acknowledge the achievements in victim services and allied professions, to honor those who have gone above and beyond in their service to others, and to remember crime...
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.
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2020 NCVRW Theme Video
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.
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