• Home
  • Tag Archives: VOCA
News

VOCA

Announcement

Funding available for groups serving crime survivors in Washington State

Washington State has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are an organization in Washington that has a proven record of serving marginalized populations and underserved communities, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. The maximum grant award is…

Read More

Announcement

Funding available for groups serving underserved survivors in Michigan

Michigan has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds (pdf) through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are an organization in Michigan that works with underserved victims, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. The grant awards are between $50,000 and $1 million. The funding will focus on…

Read More

Announcement

Funding available for groups serving Native American Populations in California

California has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are a Native American tribe, tribal nonprofit/community-based organization, or tribal consortium operating within a Tribal Court system in California, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. The maximum grant award is $200,000….

Read More

Recommended

When police and community come together | Reimagining Justice This Month

Reimagining Justice This Month highlights stories about effective responses to violence – responses that disrupt cycles of violence, heal trauma, and address structural racism. Training Day, Trumplandia While there are many efforts to train police officers, trainings often fail to deeply connect police to the community and their needs. EJUSA’s Police/Community Initiative is highlighted in…

Read More

News

Funding available for groups serving survivors in Michigan

Michigan has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). Michigan is accepting targeted victim services proposals that identify as underserved or unserved crime victims from six purpose areas including trauma recovery centers; human trafficking intervention services; sexual assault intervention services such as core comprehensive…

Read More

Profile
Paster Cook with one of the youth she's helped

Meet Pastor Gwendolyn Cook, a fearless victim advocate for girls | NCVRW2017 profile

Imagine surviving human trafficking, sexual abuse, assault, domestic violence, and gang exploitation all before the age of 13. Pastor Gwendolyn Cook sees it every day. She is the founder and director of Women Walking in the Spirit (WWITS) Girls Mentoring Program in Camden, NJ. Her organization works with young girls returning from juvenile detention at…

Read More

Announcement

Funding available for groups serving survivors in Florida

Florida has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds (pdf)  through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are an organization in Florida that works with crime survivors, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. Through our VOCA Funding Toolkit, and assistance from our Grassroots Capacity Building Specialist, EJUSA can…

Read More

Publication

Updated VOCA Toolkit now available

EJUSA has released its updated “Apply for VOCA Funding: A Toolkit for Organizations Working with Crime Survivors in Communities of Color and Other Underserved Communities.” This revised toolkit reflects the new guidelines released by the federal Office of Victims of Crime (OVC). Many of new guidelines recognize the marginalization of underserved survivors and are a…

Read More

Profile
Mothers of Murdered Children March for peace in Detroit

Healing the wounds of violence in Detroit

Since its founding more than 5 years ago, Mothers of Murdered Children Detroit (MOMC) has provided support, advocacy, and healing services to mothers and families who have lost loved ones to violence. From helping with funeral arrangements and facilitating grief support groups, to accompanying families to court and helping grieving grandmothers gain legal access of…

Read More

Announcement

Funding available for groups serving child sexual abuse survivors in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has opened an application process for organizations to apply for funds (pdf) through the Federal Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA). If you are an organization in Pennsylvania that works with adult and child survivors of child sexual abuse, you may be eligible to apply through this RFP process. The maximum grant award is $50,000. Through our VOCA…

Read More

  • News In Your State

  • Popular Topics

  • Get the latest news, updates, and actions.

    • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.