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Attorney General Mike DeWine
DeWine Awards
More than $24,000 for National Crime Victims' Rights Week
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week,
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has awarded multiple Ohio crime
victim service agencies with funding to promote the resources available
to victims of crime.
Eighteen agencies will share a total of $24,344 to fund awareness
campaigns throughout the week.
"It is important that Ohioans are aware of what services are available
to help them if they become a victim of crime, and I am pleased that my
office is able to help these agencies promote the valuable services
that they provide," said Attorney General DeWine.
The following agencies have each been awarded a grant between $650 and
$1,500:
Alliance Area Domestic Violence Shelter
Bellefontaine Prosecutor's Office
Cincinnati Police Department
City of East Liverpool Victim Assistance
Crisis Care Line, Van Wert
Harbor House of Tuscarawas and Carroll counties
Huron County Victim Assistance
Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati
Meigs County Victim Assistance
Mt. Carmel Victim Assistance, Columbus
Preble County Victim Assistance
Seven Hills, Cincinnati
Town Hall II, Kent
Turning Point, Marion
U Can Speak for Me, Cincinnati
Warren County Prosecutor's Office
YWCA of Toledo
YWCA of Van Wert County
The goal of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which began yesterday
and runs through Saturday, is to support crime victims and raise
awareness of victim issues across the country.
The Attorney General's Crime Victim Services Section provides
compensation to eligible crime victims and their families through the
Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Fund. Since its creation in
1976, the fund, which can pay for medical expenses, lost wages, funeral
costs, and similar expenditures, has paid out more than $344 million,
including more than $7 million in fiscal year 2014.
For more information on services for victims provided by the Attorney
General's Office, visit the Ohio Attorney General's website.
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