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JUSTINFO Newsletter: September 1, 2020

Sent twice each month, JUSTINFO captures publications, upcoming events, funding and training opportunities, and more from OJP and the OJP program offices.

JUSTINFO Newsletter: August 1, 2020

Announcements

  • Grantees: Prepare for the October 2020 grants and payment management system transition – see key transition activities and dates | OJP
  • Nominations for the 2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards are due by August 31, 2020 | OVC
  • Office for Victims of Crime Director Jessica Hart selected Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities. as the 2021 National Crime Victims' Rights Week theme – learn more...

Human Trafficking Survivors and Service Providers Share Stories and Successes

Jessica Hart and Bill Wolf
OVC Director Jessica Hart and Principal Deputy Director Bill Woolf meet with staff at Samaritan House.

COVID-19 has impacted nearly every aspect of life for Americans, and this is especially true for those working on the frontlines with victims of human trafficking.  On Thursday, August 20, 2020, I visited two Office for Victims of Crime grantees in the Virginia Beach area, Survivor Ventures and Samaritan House, to hear how they are continuing to provide transitional housing services to human trafficking survivors...