Victim Assistance program seeks $440K grant

The county victim assistance program hopes to continue to cover a third of its budget with a two-year federal grant. The Victim Assistance division in the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office ...
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Victim Advocate Program recruiting volunteers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -The Victim Advocate Program (VAP) within the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting volunteers. On-call VAP volunteers support crime victims in the immediate ...

How community advocacy in the Easton Police Department works with homeless population, victims in crisis

The program began after a 2023 Ferry Street fire and has expanded to include homeless outreach, crime victim advocacy and ...
The Columbian

Crime victim organizations seek state help

Sara Owen is almost always on the clock. As one of only two advocates at Beyond Survival, a sexual abuse resource center in Grays Harbor County, Owen is constantly monitoring a 24-hour crisis line in ...
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Brevard, Seminole State Attorney starts new special victim's unit to support most vulnerable crime survivors

State Attorney, William Scheiner, is starting a new victim advocate program to help survivors. The program builds off his own personal experience and trauma of being a crime victim. Scheiner was shot ...
Longmont Times-Call

Amy Coombe, Boulder County volunteer victim advocate, supports people when they need it most (Five Questions)

Boulder County resident Amy Coombe is honored to support and empower her neighbors when they need it most. As an on-scene volunteer victim advocate with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, she ...
KUTV

Salt Lake police rely on victim advocates to support growing domestic violence caseload

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Investigators with the Salt Lake City Police Department have been using a different approach in helping domestic violence victims. They’re leaning more on victim advocates — ...