$2M for Hawaii Crime Victims

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Hawaii will receive $2,035,344 to help crime victims with “counseling, education and other support services,” according to the state’s congressional delegation.

Press release: 

The money comes through a Victim’s Assistance formula grant created by the Victims of Crime Act  (VOCA) and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. The money will be used by the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General, the agency responsible for crime victims assistance in Hawaii.

For more information:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/about/victimsfund.html

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/pubs/crimevictimsfundfs/index.html

http://hawaii.gov/psd/cvcc

—Chad Blair

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