CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today at the beginning of his COVID-19 briefing that he has awarded $17,301,804 in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) sub-grant funds to 84 public and private non-profit agencies throughout the state.
“We need to help victims of violent crime in every way we possibly can,” Gov. Justice said. “With the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a rise in the number of West Virginians using our nonprofit agencies for assistance. That’s why they desperately need this funding, and why I am proud to get it to them today.”
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.
“I want to thank the U.S. Department of Justice and the Trump Administration for providing this funding to assist these nonprofit agencies in West Virginia that are dedicated to helping our citizens who have been victims of terrible criminal acts as they recover,” Gov. Justice said.
Division of Administrative Services, Justice & Community Services Section contact:
Funds were awarded to the following:
A Child’s Place CASA, Ltd.
$48,042
Barbour County Commission
$42,687
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter
$679,458
Burlington United Methodist Family Services, Inc.
$81,689
Cabell County Commission
$219,720
CAMC Health Education & Research Institute, Inc.
$285,877
CASA for Children, Inc.
$197,151
CASA of Marion County
$98,210
CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc.
$351,142
CASA of the Eleventh Judicial Circuity WV, Inc.
$93,241
Change, Inc.
$58,274
CHANGE Inc.
CAC
$126,269
Child and Youth Advocacy Center, Inc.
$220,359
ChildLaw Services
$165,075
Child Protect of Mercer County, Inc.
$146,705
Children’s Home Society of West Virginia
$184,969
City of Charleston
$39,850
Comprehensive Women’s Service Council, Inc.
$618,534
CONTACT Huntington, Inc.
$554,375
Cornerstone Family Interventions
$153,111
Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center
$674,162
Family Counseling Connection, Inc.
$293,809
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
$339,880
Family Crisis Intervention Center of Region V, Inc.
$368,217
Family Refuge Center, Inc.
$562,082
Family Service of Goodwill Industries
$111,945
Greenbrier County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$47,680
Greenbrier County Commission
Sheriff’s Office
$50,495
Hancock County Commission
$159,963
Harmony House, Inc.
$177,661
Harmony Mental Health, Inc.
$291,820
Harrison County CASA Program, Inc.
$125,660
Harrison County Child Advocacy Center
$337,238
Jackson County Commission
$39,648
Jefferson County Commission
$111,273
Just for Kids, Inc.
$309,034
Kanawha County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$69,144
Kanawha County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
$107,302
Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc.
$760,146
Logan County Child Advocacy Center
$171,309
Logan County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$52,407
Logan County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
$38,532
Marion County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
$166,182
Marion County Commission
$61,025
Mason County Commission
$46,055
Mercer County Commission
$224,539
Mineral County Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Inc.
$136,470
Mingo County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$32,396
Mingo County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
$26,690
Monongalia County Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
$263,377
Monongalia County Commission
$117,007
Monongalia County Youth Services Center
$179,563
Mother’s Against Drunk Driving
$48,867
Mountain CAP of WV, Inc.
$86,171
Nicholas County Family Resource Network
$113,879
Ohio County Commission
$39,920
Preston County Commission
$44,910
Putnam County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$56,981
Putnam County Commission
Sheriff’s Department
$37,233
Randolph County Children’s Advocacy Center, Inc.
$124,263
Randolph County Commission
$46,733
Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc.
$772,953
REACHH Family Resource Center, Inc.
$68,885
Roane County Commission
$28,257
Stop Abusive Family Environment, Inc.
$446,013
Stop the Hurt, Inc.
$81,970
Task Force on Domestic Violence, “Hope, Inc.”
$585,566
TEAM for WV Children
$510,526
The Children’s Listening Place, Inc.
$227,978
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter Association, Inc.
$221,031
Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center, Inc.
$312,144
Upshur County Commission
$37,815
Voices for Children
$103,346
West Virginia Child Advocacy Network
$210,052
West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
$264,015
Wetzel County Commission
CAC
$83,682
Wetzel County Commission
Prosecutor’s Office
$42,100
Women’s Aid in Crisis, Inc.
$711,193
Wood County Commission
$73,441
WV Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
$251,071
WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
$160,369
Wyoming County Commission
$32,145
Young Women’s Christian Association of Wheeling WV
$339,468
YWCA of Charleston, West Virginia Inc.
$321,378
