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On August 26, 2009, at 2 p.m. ET, OVC will present a Web Forum Guest Host Session on best practices for serving homeless victims of sexual assault with Jessy Haywood, community educator and trainer at the Center for Women and Families, and Katya Fels Smyth, founder of the Full Frame Initiative and On the Rise, Inc. To receive information about upcoming Sessions, sign up for the Web Forum E-Alert today!
At the National Professional Training Conference on Responding to Crime Victims with Disabilities (September 30–October 2, 2009), the Bureau of Justice Statistics will present the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities drawn from the National Crime Victimization Survey, one of the two measures of crime produced by the Department of Justice. Register now to attend!
OVC announces the conference on Mass Casualty and Violence at Home and Abroad—OVC Assisting Victims of Crime, to be held October 19-21, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. The conference will bring together first responders, victim service professionals, policymakers, and experts in mass violence.
OVC is accepting nominations for the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services. Nominations are due September 30, 2009.
The Office of Management and Budget has issued “Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” See Recovery Act Funding and OVC for more information.
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