(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has awarded nearly a dozen Ohio crime victim service agencies with funding to promote the resources available to victims of crime.
Ten agencies will share a total of nearly $10,000 to fund awareness campaigns throughout the week.
"We are pleased that we are able to assist these agencies to promote the valuable services that they provide and assist those who have been victimized," said Attorney General DeWine. "My office is dedicated to helping victims and their families in the aftermath of violent crime."
The following agencies have each been awarded a grant between $870 and $1,000 each:
- A Caring Place Children's Advocacy Center, Wintersville
- Children's Advocacy Center of Guernsey County
- Children's Advocacy Center of Licking County
- Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
- East Liverpool Law Director's Office
- Help Hotline Crisis Center, Youngstown
- Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati
- Meigs County Prosecutor's Office
- Townhall II, Kent
- YWCA of Van Wert
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 $341 million, including $8.8 million in 2013.
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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