National Crime Victims' Rights Week - 2023

Southern Valley Alliance has received funding from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA) through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, to promote community awareness of crime victims’ rights and services during the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

            The awarded funding will be used for 2 billboards (in Jordan and Norwood Young America) as part of a Community Awareness Project in Scott and Carver counties. The Project is part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an annual observance that takes place April 23-29, 2023.

            “The support from NAVAA and OVC for 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will assist SVA in helping those impacted by domestic abuse,”  said Christie Larson, SVA Executive Director.  “Members of our community are encouraged to help promote justice through service to crime victims by learning more about the 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and supporting victim assistance programs on a daily basis.”

First designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week increases general public awareness of, and knowledge about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime.  The theme for 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Survivor Voices:  Elevate, Engage, Effect Change”.

            Since 2004, the NCVRW Community Awareness Project has provided financial and technical assistance to more than 1500 community projects that promote victim and public awareness activities, and innovative approaches to victim outreach and public education about victims’ rights and services during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.  Southern Valley Alliance was one of the 89 recommended by NAVAA and selected for funding by OVC for 2023 from the 151 applications that were submitted nationwide.      

            For additional information about 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week activities or about victims’ rights and services in Scott and Carver counties, please contact Southern Valley Alliance at (952) 873-4214 or visit our website at svamn.org.  For information about national efforts to promote 2023 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, please visit the Office for Victims of Crime website at www.ovc.gov