OVC May 2024 From the Director’s Desk
Event Dates
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Eastern
Location
Telephone
Event Type
Meeting
Victim Rights and Services
A Conversation With Nancy Blaney: Shelter Services for Survivors and Their Companion Animals
October 2023
Series
Learn how the need for secure housing for victims of crime and their companion animals led to the creation of the Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program. Office for Victims of Crime Director Kristina Rose and Nancy Blaney, Director of Government Affairs at the Animal Welfare Institute, speak about how this program is ensuring that victims and their pets can access shelter services.
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.
New Tool Available To Measure Victim Service Outcomes
Use a new tool to measure victim service quality and outcomes, from the perspective of those receiving the services.
iMPRoVE (Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences)
This easy-to-use tool can help organizations serving crime victims and survivors to measure service quality and outcomes. Use this free platform to collect, understand, and analyze the ways your program affects those you serve. RTI International and its partners manage the iMPRoVE project with support from OVC, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office on Violence Against Women.