Resources and Support for the Victims in Raleigh, North Carolina
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
News and announcements
Register: OVC Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program on November 9, 2022
Register for a virtual Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside program.
Report Examines Key Factors in Financial Recovery for Elder Financial Exploitation Victims
Read about a framework of key factors that may contribute to successful restitution in cases of elder financial exploitation.
October 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and OVC's From the Director’s Desk.
A Conversation with Roberta Roper
Listen to the latest Justice Today podcast episode, where OVC Director Rose and Roberta Roper discuss the evolution of victims’ rights from the lens of Roberta’s personal journey through the justice system following her daughter’s murder.
September 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about National Preparedness Month, the 21st Anniversary of 9/11, National Campus Safety Awareness Month, and National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.
Call for Victim Service Providers Interested in Measuring the Outcomes of Your Work
Register for a virtual meeting to learn about an online tool that captures data to enhance program planning, staff training, outreach, and other activities.
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2022 Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act State-Run Hate Crime Reporting Hotlines
Apply for this solicitation to help ensure that hate crimes do not go unreported and victims have access to needed services.
Join OVC’s Inaugural “From the Director’s Desk” Briefing
Join OVC Director Kristina Rose on September 8, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., eastern time for the inaugural “From the Director’s Desk” monthly briefing.
Register for the 17th National Indian Nations Conference
Register for this conference that will focus on the unique needs of American Indian and Alaska Native crime victims.
2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
NCVRW will be commemorated April 23–29, 2023.
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Kristina Rose at the 36th Annual National Organization of Parents Of Murdered Children Conference
Director Rose highlights that victims count and their voices matter and how all survivors need options, access, and information in order to heal.
Career Opportunity: Apply to be an OVC Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
OVC is seeking two senior level, supervisory grants management professionals to serve in our Tribal Division and Discretionary Programs Division.
New Translated Materials to Help Young Survivors of Human Trafficking
Just Released: Five new translations of three graphic novels supporting 12–18-year-old victims and witnesses of human trafficking.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Highland Park, Illinois
These resources may be able to help victims, their families, and the community, as well as the professionals and leaders that are assisting them during this difficult time.
July 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and support for victims of mass violence.
June 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about the #HAVhope National Day of Awareness, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Pride Month.
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Kristina Rose at the 22nd Annual International Family Justice Center Conference
Director Rose speaks about options, access, and information; three things that survivors need in order to heal and have agency over that process.
2022 Older Americans Month & World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Message From the Director
Learn about OVC initiatives to help ensure older Americans who are victims of crime have access to services.
Funding Opportunity: COMMUNITY IMPACT: Imagining Multidisciplinary Pathways to Assist, Care & Thrive
Apply for this funding opportunity to serve and support victims of hate crime.
National Police Week Message From OVC Director Kristina Rose
OVC joins Attorney General Merrick Garland in paying “tribute to the law enforcement officers who sacrificed their lives in service to our country.”
Improve Your Forensic Medical Response to Sexual Assault Survivors
Learn about an interactive training that teaches each step of a victim-centered medical forensic examination, shows how the evidence is analyzed in the crime lab, and prepares professionals to testify in court.
Training Helps Police Respond to Victims of Transnational Elder Fraud
Update
An online 2-hour course is now available on-demand (registration is required). Learn more.
Register for the OVC-funded Responding to Transnational Elder Fraud - A Victim-Centered Approach for Law Enforcement virtual training.
This free, 1-day training course provides criminal justice practitioners in the United States with information to assist older victims of fraud perpetuated in multiple jurisdictions via phone or the Internet.
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May 2022 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, Older Americans Month, and National Police Week.
FY 2022 VOCA Assistance and Compensation Solicitations and Allocation Charts Released
April 29, 2022
Apply for the FY 2022 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance and Compensation formula solicitations. Applications for both solicitations are due by Thursday, June 30, 2022.
Applicants should carefully review the eligibility information in these solicitations.
OVC FY 2022 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
OVC will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim...