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Training and technical assistance

OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations

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This program will support the development or expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) programs using a coordinated community response strategy (Purpose Area 1) and the provision of training and technical assistance (Purpose Area 2).

OVC FY24 Pilot Program for Community Based Organizations in Underserved Communities to Build Capacity and Serve Adolescent and Youth Victims of Trafficking

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OVC seeks to develop and build the capacity of community-based organizations (CBOs) in underserved communities to provide services to adolescent and youth human trafficking victims through the provision of mentorship and training and technical assistance to these organizations.

Confronting Labor Trafficking Through a Victim-Centered Approach

February 2024

Brecht Donoghue, Director, OVC Human Trafficking Division, led this National Human Trafficking Prevention Month webinar to spotlight labor trafficking and resources available to survivors. Learn about labor trafficking victim needs and resources available through the re-launch of Framework, an OVC-funded, labor trafficking-specific training and technical assistance project.

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Tribal Victim Services Training and Technical Assistance (T-VSTTA)

OVC-funded Tribal Victim Services Training and Technical Assistance (T-VSTTA, pronounced t-vista) is a capacity-building program for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. T-VSTTA provides tailored, victim-centered, and trauma-informed training and technical assistance to grantees and potential grantees as they develop sustainable victim services programs.

July 2023 Featured Resources

This featured news content includes information about the National Crime Victims’ Service Awards, the special July edition of From the Director’s Desk, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and the Back to Basics Microlearning Video Series.

National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services

The Center facilitates the delivery of high-quality training and technical assistance to increase access to victim services and victim compensation for victims of crime who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality.

Training and Technical Assistance

Learn how OVC helped service providers and allied professionals strengthen their knowledge, skills, and abilities during FYs 2021-2022.

Navegando los Recursos de OVC: Descubre los Fondos Disponibles y Oportunidades de Entrenamiento de OVC

March 2023
Acompaña a la Directora del Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos, Oficina de Victimas del Crimen (VOCA por sus siglas en español), Kristina Rose, sus colegas y representantes de organizaciones que han recibido subvenciones tales como; Chicanos por la Causa y SEPA Mujer en un webinar que proveerá información general de lo que OVC/VOCA ofrece.

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