Chehalis Tribe Crime Victims Program

OVC’s mission is to enhance the nation’s capacity to assist crime victims and provide leadership in changing policies and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime. OVC achieves this mission, in part, by administering competitive award programs supported by the federal Crime Victims Fund to develop innovative training, technical assistance, and direct service projects designed to improve the overall quality of services delivered to crime victims.

The overall goal of Tribal Victim Service program is to provide support to Indian tribes to improve services for victims of crime. Under this program, funding supports a range of activities including needs assessment, strategic planning, program development and implementation, program expansion, and other activities to address the victim service needs of tribes.

With this award, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation requested funding to expand upon services under their current Crime Victim Program. Funding will support: 1) development of a family resiliency program in partnership with existing programs to focus on family healing; 2) creation of partnerships with local agencies to ensure services are in place in the likelihood of a mass violence or emergency situation; and 3) establishment a 24/7 hotline to increase support and streamline victim services.
(CA/NCF)