Hannahville's Victim Services Set Aside Program (Stronger-Safer)

DOJ and OVC have long recognized the critical need to support American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of crime. Over time, OVC has conducted a number of tribal consultations and listening sessions to gather input from our AI/AN partners regarding the Crime Victims Fund tribal victim services set-aside. Based on the information gathered, OVC will allocate the FY 2020 funding by an interim discretionary administrative formula. The formula being used was created with significant input from tribal leaders and from the information gathered from the consultations and listening sessions. Under this award, Hannahville Indian Community requested funding to continue providing direct victim services to children and families that reduce trauma symptoms, strengthen resiliency and support healthy recover. With this funding, Hannahville Indian Community will: 1) hire a 1.0 FTE Family Support Specialist to provide services to vulnerable children and families, strengthen collaboration 2) hire a 1.0 FTE Child Resource Advocate will provide direct services to children who are temporarily unable to cope in the normal classroom activities due to witnessing violence and 3) contract a Field Expert will provide orientation, training, intervention and mentoring for those who spend the most time with child victims of crime.
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