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OVC-funded fellows provide holistic services in-person or virtually so that they can obtain justice for their clients and help them restore their dignity, safety, and financial wellbeing.
Older adults (65+)
OVC Commemorates World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2021
OVC is working tirelessly to ensure that victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation are connected with trauma-informed services and helpful resources that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Tragedy in San Jose, California
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Buffalo, New York
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Laguna Woods, California
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims in Uvalde, Texas
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.
Recursos para las víctimas en Uvalde, Texas
A continuación enumeramos algunos recursos que podrían ser de ayuda para las víctimas, sus familias y la comunidad durante esta época difícil.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims in New York City
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.
National Elder Fraud Hotline
National Elder Fraud Hotline Microsite
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Shooting in Boulder, Colorado
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.
Resources and Support for the Victims of the Tragedy in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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.
2020 National Identity Theft Victims Assistance Network (NITVAN) Identity Theft Coalition Building Toolkit
Date Published
2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Office for Victims of Crime Grant Programs: Victim Services for Older Adults FY 2019 Topical Snapshot
Date Published
2021
Agencies
OVC
Elder Fraud & Abuse
Learn about OVC efforts to address elder fraud and abuse and discover publications, resources, and training and technical assistance to help enhance services for victims.
Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors: A Toolkit for Enhancing Critical Knowledge and Informing Action Within the Crime Victim Assistance Field
Date Published
July 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
New Resource Available for Those Serving Older Black Crime Survivors
Are you looking for resources that will help you identify, reach, and serve older Black crime victims? Check out the recently released Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors toolkit.
Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Woolf Speaks at Grantee Meeting on Elder Abuse
On Monday, August 31, 2020, Office for Victims of Crime Senior Advisor for Victims Services and Human Trafficking Program Director Bill Woolf spoke at a webinar hosted by the National Elder Multidisciplinary Team (E-MDT) Training and Technical Assistance Center for E-MDT grantees.
He discussed the commitment of the Office for Victims of Crime to serve older victims of financial fraud, including the March 2020 launch of...
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OVC Director Jessica E. Hart During the Elder Justice Program Kickoff Training Webinar
Good afternoon, everyone! It’s my pleasure to join you all today.
I’d like to begin by thanking Silvia Torres on my team that is here with us today and a big thanks to Equal Justice Works and Justice in Aging for putting this together and inviting me to speak.
For more than three decades Equal Justice Works has guided law students and lawyers into public...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Message from OVC Director Jessica Hart
Today is the fifteenth anniversary of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. In the shadow of a pandemic that has disproportionately affected senior populations, we come together to raise awareness about elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
For too long elder abuse—a term that encompasses physical abuse, financial fraud, scams and exploitation, caregiver neglect and abandonment, psychological abuse, and sexual abuse—was a hidden epidemic. But as the...
Online Elder Abuse Training for Legal Service Providers
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Victim Assistance Training (VAT) Online
Location
Online
Event Type
Web
Registration Status
Open
Funding Opportunity: OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation
Apply for the OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation solicitation.
OVC is seeking applications to implement projects intended to improve outcomes, minimize additional trauma, and restore safety and security to older adult victims of abuse and financial exploitation.
Priority will be given to applicants that—
- address specific challenges that rural communities face,
- demonstrate that the individuals who are...
VOCA–Funded Elder Abuse Programs
View examples of VOCA-funded elder abuse programs and the VOCA offices that funded them.