That's where we want the church and the synagogues and the mosques to help us. We want them to be co-facilitators of the healing process with us. Bruce Cook Member, American Correctional Association's Task Force on Victims of Crime Founder of the Crime Victims Advocacy Council Atlanta, Georgia 2000 NCVRW Award Recipient Interviewed for 2000 NCVRW, March 13, 2000 More Quotes

It was President Reagan who first identified the faith community as a vital and largely untapped source of support for victims. Since 1982, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has worked to help the faith community respond to the needs of crime victims by providing funding, training, and technical assistance to faith-based organizations (FBOs).

These OVC Web pages are designed to showcase promising practices in the faith community and innovative partnerships between the faith and victim assistance organizations. The following links will provide useful information and resources tailored to the needs of faith-related victim assistance efforts.

• Background of OVC-Funded Programs
• Training/Capacity Building
• Grantee Funding
• Grantee Showcase

For more information, services, and programs that involve victim assistance by faith-based organizations, explore the resources listed on these pages:

• Government Resources
• Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
• OVC Publications of Interest to Clergy