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 ...
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Victim advocates play prominent role

CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire victim advocate Jennifer Hunt met her husband at a murder scene. She schedules her vacations around murder trials. She knows the answer to whether cremated remains can ...
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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 — ...