CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has awarded $14,847,817 in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to 81 public and private non-profit agencies throughout the state.
The Victims of Crime Act Assistance sub-grant funds will provide such direct services as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation, and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, and elder abuse. The funds will also support assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.
The VOCA funds are awarded from the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. The Justice and Community Services section of the Division of Administrative Services, part of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, is administering these funds.
Funds were awarded to the following:
BARBOUR COUNTY
Barbour County Commission
$42,675
This grant will fund staff in the Barbour County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Barbour County.
BERKELEY, JEFFERSON, AND MORGAN COUNTIES
Children's Home Society of WV
$134,710
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties.
Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center
$591,246
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties.
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc.
$204,114
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties.
BOONE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES
Cornerstone Family Interventions, Inc.
$127,127
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child victims in Boone and Lincoln counties.
BROOKE AND HANCOCK COUNTIES
Child's Place CASA, Ltd.
$53,351
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock counties.
CABELL COUNTY
Cabell County Commission
$211,650
This grant will fund staff in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County.
CABELL, LINCOLN, LOGAN, MASON, MINGO, AND WAYNE COUNTIES
CONTACT Huntington, Inc.
$465,603
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of sexual assault in Cabell, Wayne, Logan, Mingo, Mason, and Lincoln counties.
CABELL, WAYNE, KANAWHA, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, BOONE, JACKSON, ROANE, CALHOUN, AND MASON COUNTIES
TEAM for WV Children, Inc.
$418,348
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell, Wayne, Kanawha, Putnam, Lincoln, Boone, Jackson, Roane, Calhoun, and Mason counties.
CABELL, WAYNE, MASON, LINCOLN, AND MINGO COUNTIES
Family Services of Goodwill Industries
$87,070
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, financial exploitation, and child abuse in Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, Mingo, and Wayne counties.
CABELL, WAYNE, PUTNAM, LINCOLN, AND MASON COUNTIES
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.
$567,910
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne, and Mason counties.
CALHOUN, JACKSON, KANAWHA, WIRT, WOOD, TYLER, AND WETZEL COUNTIES
Harmony Mental Health, Inc.
$504,420
This grant will fund staff to provide trauma-informed mental health direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse in Wood, Berkeley, Calhoun, Jackson, Kanawha, Wirt, Tyler, and Wetzel counties.
DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS, AND MARION COUNTIES
HOPE Inc., Task Force on Domestic Violence
$544,173
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims in Marion, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, and Lewis counties.
GREENBRIER COUNTY
Greenbrier County Commission
$48,618
This grant will fund staff in the Greenbrier County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Greenbrier County.
GREENBRIER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit WV, Inc.
$80,684
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
GREENBRIER, MERCER, MONROE, AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES
Family Refuge Center, Inc.
$494,797
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, and Pocahontas counties.
GREENBRIER, MONROE, AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES
Child and Youth Advocacy Center CAC
$184,654
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Monroe counties.
HAMPSHIRE, MINERAL, AND PENDLETON COUNTIES
Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc.
$63,643
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Hampshire, Mineral, and Pendleton counties.
HANCOCK AND BROOKE COUNTIES
CHANGE, Inc. - DV Program
$58,274
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock counties.
CHANGE, Inc. - CAC
$126,269
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child victims in Hancock and Brooke counties.
HANCOCK, BROOKE, AND OHIO COUNTIES
Hancock County Commission
$152,140
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to crime victims in Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio counties.
HANCOCK, BROOKE, OHIO, MARSHALL, AND WETZEL COUNTIES
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center, Inc.
$328,986
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual assault in Ohio, Hancock, Brooke, Marshall, and Wetzel counties.
HARRISON COUNTY
Harrison County CASA Program, Inc.
$106,323
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.
HARRISON, DODDRIDGE, TAYLOR, AND BARBOUR COUNTIES
Harrison County Child Advocacy Center
$283,824
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Harrison, Doddridge, Taylor, and Barbour counties.
JACKSON COUNTY
Jackson County Commission
$38,272
This grant will fund staff in the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.
JACKSON, RITCHIE, PLEASANTS, TYLER, AND WOOD COUNTIES
Family Crisis Intervention Center Region V
$310,383
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims in Wood, Jackson, Ritchie, Wirt, and Pleasants counties.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Jefferson County Commission
$104,821
This grant will fund staff in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.
KANAWHA COUNTY
Kanawha County Commission - Prosecutor's Office
$64,552
This grant will fund staff in the Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.
City of Charleston
$39,600
This grant will fund staff in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to crime victims in the City of Charleston.
Kanawha County Commission - Sheriff's Office
$105,959
This grant will fund staff in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department to provide direct services to crime victims in Kanawha County.
KANAWHA AND JACKSON COUNTIES
CAMC Health Education & Research Institute, Inc.
$256,480
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Kanawha and Jackson counties.
KANAWHA, CLAY, AND BOONE COUNTIES
YWCA of Charleston, Inc.
$233,505
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Clay, and Boone counties.
KANAWHA, PUTNAM, JACKSON, AND BOONE COUNTIES
Family Counseling Connection, Inc.
$231,990
This grant will fund staff to provide trauma therapy and direct services to victims of sexual violence, child abuse, and domestic violence in Kanawha, Jackson, Boone, and Putnam counties.
LOGAN COUNTY
Logan County Commission - Sheriff's Department
$38,532
This grant will fund staff in the Logan County Sheriff's Department to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County
Logan County Commission - Prosecutor's Office
$50,155
This grant will fund staff in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.
LOGAN AND MINGO COUNTIES
Logan County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
$118,208
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Logan and Mingo counties.
MARION COUNTY
Marion County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
$152,271
This grant will fund staff to provide for direct services to child abuse victims in Marion County.
CASA of Marion County
$84,456
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.
Marion County Commission
$61,025
This grant will fund staff in the Prosecutor’s Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.
MASON COUNTY
Mason County Commission
$39,616
This grant will fund staff in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.
MCDOWELL COUNTY
Stop the Hurt, Inc.
$81,901
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in McDowell County.
MCDOWELL, MERCER, AND WYOMING COUNTIES
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc.
$428,330
This grant will fund staff to provide services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims in McDowell, Mercer, and Wyoming counties.
MERCER COUNTY
Mercer County Commission
$210,838
This grant will fund staff in the Prosecutor’s Office in order to provide direct services to all victims of crime in Mercer County.
Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc.
$134,178
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Mercer County.
MERCER AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES
ChildLaw Services, Inc.
$118,983
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child victims of abuse and neglect and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell counties.
MINERAL COUNTY
Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Inc.
$122,740
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Mineral County.
MINERAL, GRANT, AND HAMPSHIRE COUNTIES
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
$358,695
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to sexual assault and domestic violence victims in Mineral, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, and Pendleton counties.
MINGO COUNTY
Mingo County Commission
$32,298
This grant will fund staff in the Mingo County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mingo County.
MINGO AND LOGAN COUNTIES
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter Association, Inc.
$214,784
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking victims and underserved population in Mingo and Logan counties.
MONONGALIA COUNTY
Monongalia County Commission
$107,666
This grant will fund staff in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.
Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
$153,032
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Monongalia County.
MONONGALIA AND PRESTON COUNTIES
Monongalia County Youth Services Center
$146,995
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Monongalia and Preston counties.
MONONGALIA, PRESTON, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES
The Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center
$521,209
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and stalking victims in Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor counties.
NICHOLAS AND WEBSTER COUNTIES
Nicholas County Family Resource Network
$94,905
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Nicholas and Webster counties.
OHIO COUNTY
Ohio County Commission
$39,088
This grant will fund staff in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.
OHIO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES
Harmony House, Inc.
$170,788
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Ohio and Marshall counties.
OHIO, MARSHALL, AND WETZEL COUNTIES
YWCA of Wheeling
$255,923
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and child victims in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel counties.
OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL, AND TYLER COUNTIES
CASA for Children, Inc.
$175,052
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio, Marshall, Tyler, and Wetzel counties.
PRESTON COUNTY
Preston County Commission
$42,220
This grant will fund staff in the Preston County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Preston County.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam County Commission - Sheriff's Office
$36,733
This grant will fund staff in the Putnam County Sheriff's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Putnam County Commission - Prosecutor's Office
$56,981
This grant will fund staff in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
RALEIGH, FAYETTE, NICHOLAS, AND SUMMERS COUNTIES
Comprehensive Women's Service Council, Inc.
$565,711
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking victims in Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, and Summers counties.
RALEIGH, WYOMING, AND FAYETTE COUNTIES
Just For Kids, Inc.
$248,113
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Raleigh, Fayette, and Wyoming counties.
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Randolph County Commission
$42,006
This grant will fund staff in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
RANDOLPH AND TUCKER COUNTIES
Randolph County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
$109,622
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Randolph and Tucker counties.
RANDOLPH, TUCKER, BRAXTON, UPSHUR, WEBSTER, AND BARBOUR COUNTIES
Women's Aid in Crisis, Inc.
$626,453
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, child victims, and sexual assault victims in Randolph, Barbour, Tucker, Upshur, Webster, and Braxton counties.
ROANE COUNTY
Roane County Commission
$26,946
This grant will fund staff in the Roane County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Roane County.
SUMMERS COUNTY
REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc.
$52,082
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Summers County.
UPSHUR COUNTY
Upshur County Commission
$36,380
This grant will fund staff in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
UPSHUR AND LEWIS COUNTIES
Mountain CAP of WV, Inc.
$88,913
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in Upshur and Lewis counties.
WETZEL COUNTY
Wetzel County Commission - Prosecutor's Office
$40,500
This grant will fund staff in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.
WETZEL AND TYLER COUNTIES
Wetzel County Commission - CAC
$70,368
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wetzel and Taylor counties.
WOOD COUNTY
Wood County Commission
$74,183
This grant will fund staff in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.
The Children's Listening Place, Inc.
$149,844
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie counties.
Voices for Children
$98,951
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, and Ritchie counties.
WYOMING COUNTY
Wyoming County Commission
$32,145
This grant will fund staff in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.
STATEWIDE
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
$45,654
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to victims of Driving Under the Influence cases throughout the State of West Virginia.
WV Child Advocacy Network
$102,300
This grant will fund the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network's Expansion and Service Enhancement Project statewide aimed at expanding Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services to unserved areas and enhancing the quality of services provided to victims of child abuse in the 43 counties already served by a CAC.
WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
$234,768
This grant will fund staff to direct legal services to victims and survivors statewide who could not be served by Legal Aid or other pro bono attorneys.
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc.
$747,500
This grant will fund staff to provide legal services to domestic violence, sexual assault, financial exploitation, disabled and elderly victims in West Virginia.
WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
$141,605
This grant will fund staff to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.