Youth Advocacy Services Project

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 award programs supported by the federal Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to develop innovative training and technical assistance, and to provide direct services to improve the overall quality of victim assistance.

The overall goal of the Fiscal Year 2019 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program is to provide support to tribal communities to improve services for victims of crime. Under the solicitation, OVC solicited applications for funding to support a comprehensive range of activities including needs assessment, strategic planning, program development and implementation, program expansion, and other activities needed to address the needs of a wide variety of crime victims in tribal communities.

With an award under Purpose Area 2: Coordination and Expansion of Existing Victim Service Program, the program will enhance its victim services and strengthen its ability to provide appropriate services for youth and young adults, ages 12-24. The Tribe, through its medical and wellness service provider, Marimn Health, proposes to establish a Youth Advocacy Services project, staffed by a Project Coordinator and Youth Advocacy Specialist, and assisted by two existing Behavioral Health counselors and the Behavior Health Program Director. (CA/NCF)