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Training

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

The 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.

Transforming Victim Services - Writing Your Semiannual Narrative

June 2022
Series
Performance Measures
This recorded webinar helps Office for Victims of Crime grantees develop a common understanding of how collecting performance measure data informs the semiannual narrative report; provides information on the narrative questions and explores each question and what responses should entail; and highlights how a clear and concise semiannual narrative report can tell the story of the qualitative data.

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Project TRUST E-Learning Curriculum Launched

Learn about a new curriculum to help anti-trafficking professionals understand trauma and human trafficking and how to support individuals impacted by trafficking-related trauma.

OVC Center for VOCA Administrators Launch: Remarks From OVC Director Kristina Rose

September 2021
In this video, OVC Director Kristina Rose announces the launch of the OVC Center for VOCA Administrators. The Center provides technical support to strengthen the capacity of VOCA Administrators to administer VOCA formula victim assistance and victim compensation funds—the cornerstone of support for victims throughout the Nation. Visit the OVC Center for VOCA Administrators website. VOCA Administrators can request training and technical assistance by contacting their State Victim Resource Division Grant Manager.

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Improving Community Preparedness To Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Program

This OVC-funded project provides training, technical assistance, and support to help communities augment their existing emergency response plans to ensure they effectively include immediate and long-term protocols and strategies to support victims of mass violence and domestic terrorism. Organizations can apply for no-cost assistance, watch on-demand trainings, and view resources on topics such as family/friends assistance center planning and donation management protocol.