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OVC provides funding and administrative support to help faith-based
organizations to enhance and expand victim assistance efforts. It has
done so since 1982, when President Ronald W. Reagan's Task Force
on Victims of Crime first identified the religious community as a vital
and largely untapped source of support for victims.
OVC supports programs through its Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) discretionary grant program, including:
Numerous other faith-based organizations received funding through the OVC Services to Trafficking Victims Discretionary Grant Program and the Helping Outreach Programs to Expand (HOPE) initiative. Also, OVC promoted coalition-building between the faith and victim service communities through the Faith-Based or Community Organizations and Victim Services Mini-Grant Program.
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Project
Title |
Project
Description |
Point of Contact |
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HALOS, Inc.
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Expanding Helping and Lending Outreach Support
(HALOS) |
The goal is to expand, institutionalize, and evaluate the Helping
and Lending Outreach Support (HALOS) program in Charleston,
SC, which provides services and support to child abuse victims
served by the local Department of Social Services (DSS) above
and beyond what DSS and its caseworkers are financially and
logistically able to provide. HALOS partners assist by adopting
a DSS caseworker to help them address some of the ongoing
needs of children served by DSS, including academic enrichment,
self-esteem enhancement, and financial needs that cannot
be met by DSS or Medicaid. The program also serves vulnerable
adults served by DSS. During the second phase of the project, HALOS connected faith-based and civic organizations, businesses, and caring individuals with the needs of treatment and foster care youth through the Charleston County DSS. HALOS strengthened the program by conducting a community needs assessment, evaluating their services, and developing an outcome based measurement framework. Through this third phase of the cooperative agreement, HALOS is providing technical assistance in local and non-local communities to help them replicate and sustain the HALOS model. |
Executive Director,
Kim Clifton
Helping and Lending Outreach Support (HALOS)
3366 Rivers Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405
843-953-3714
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Grantee
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Project Description |
Point of Contact |
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
The Choctaw Nation Victims Assistance
(CNVA) program assists Choctaws and other American Indians
within the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to cope with and
heal from the victimization of crime. CNVA seeks to identify
and address the needs of crime victims, including victims
of elder abuse, child abuse, homicide, gang violence, domestic
violence, and driving while intoxicated victims, and other
victims of crime. Emergency food, clothing and shelter,
transportation, and courtroom advocacy, among other services
are also provided.
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Randy Hammons
P.O. Box 1210
Durant, OK 74702
580-326-8304
rhammons@choctawnation.com
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Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes |
The Assiniboine-Sioux Tribes convene Child
Protection Team meetings at the local rape crisis center.
The tribes approach is victim centered, and utilizes
community education to encourage victims of sexual assault
to report crimes that have been perpetrated against them
and seek assistance from the tribes support network.
Grant funds were used to hire a tribal prosecutor to register
sex offenders, conduct community notification, educate
the community about sexual assault, establish a crisis
hotline for victims, provide sex offender treatment services,
and conduct research on the sex offender population.
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Patricia McGeshick
P.O. Box 1027
Poplar, Montana 59255-1027
406-653-1494
savtp@nemontel.net
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Greater Minneapolis C.O.C. (Council of
Churches) |
The GMCCs Division of Indian Work
provides family counseling; operates homes for American
Indian foster children and teen mothers; and screens, trains,
and licenses foster parents for American Indian children.
The Family Violence Program provides counseling and legal
advocacy to more than 300 American Indian women, children,
and men affected by violence in the home.
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Noya Woodrich
P.O. Box 7509, 1101 E. Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407-0509
612-722-8722
nwoodrich@gmcc.org
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Kalispel Tribe of Indians |
This project
provides elder care; youth services, and support for children
and their parents during challenging times; treatment for
those recovering from chemical dependency.
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Ricki Haugen
P.O. Box 39
Usk, WA 99180-0039
509-343-4179 or 509-710-2619
rhaugne@camas.institute.com
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Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma |
The Kaw National Intervention and Prevention
Program for Native American Youth is designing intensive
case management and prevention activities for Native American
juvenile offenders and prevention activities for Native
American youth. The project will serve as a resource and
referral program for tribal and state court systems interested
in providing innovative and creative community service
programs for youthful offenders. |
Dee Turner
Drawer
50
Kaw City, OK 74641-0050
580-762-2234
md_turner@sbclobal.net
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Sitkans Against Family Violence |
Volunteers work with victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault. The program p rovides safety,
safe housing, crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling
and referrals, transportation and hospital accompaniment
to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
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Chris Bauman
P.O. Box 6136
Sitka, AK 99835-6136
907-747-3370
cbauman@gci.net
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Tundra Womens Coalition |
TWC promotes activities that encourage
self-reliance, a sense of dignity and self-worth. It provides
a safe place for women and children who have been battered
or sexually assaulted; room is also available for male
victims. An advocate is on duty to answer the crisis 24
hours a day. TWC offers a number of different programs
for children and teens to help them learn to overcome and
combat the effects of domestic violence. It also offers
programs to educate the community about the realities of
domestic violence.
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Michelle DeWitte
P.O. Box 2029, 250 Sixth Avenue
Bethel, AK 99559-2029
907-543-3444
michelle_dewitt@twcpeace.org
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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians |
The Hearts of Hope domestic violence shelter has a history of providing culturally appropriate services to families on the Turtle Mountain Reservation. The agency has provided family-based services since February 2002.
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Rochanda Gourneau
P.O. Box 900
Belcourt, ND 58316-0900
701-477-0002
gourneau@utma.com
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