GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES VICTIM OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) PROGRAM GRANT AWARDS 

CHARLESTON – Governor Joe Manchin today announced that he has awarded approximately $2.5 million in Victims of Crime Act Assistance (VOCA) grant funds to 51 public and private non-profit agencies across the state.

Governor Manchin stated the awards will provide direct services, such as counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims of crimes including domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse and elderly abuse. The funds will also finance assistance to victims as they move through the criminal justice system.

The VOCA funds are awarded from the Office for Victims of Crime, the Office of Justice Programs of the U. S. Department of Justice. These funds are administered by the Division of Criminal Justice Services of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.

Funds were awarded to the following:

BERKELEY, JEFFERSON, MORGAN

CASA of the Eastern Panhandle, Inc. $11,990

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time volunteer coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties.
Contact: Phyllis Letart, (304) 263-5100

Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc. $60,832

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time Berkeley County outreach worker, a full-time Morgan County outreach worker, and a part-time Jefferson County Outreach Worker, to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children in Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties.
Contact: Ann K. Smith, (304) 263-8522

BOONE

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals $30,419

This grant provides for the full-time salaries of a Boone County victim service coordinator to provide direct services to crime victims in Boone County.
Contact: Jerry L. Swanson, (304) 824-7919

BROOKE, HANCOCK

A Child's Place CASA, Ltd. $11,990

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact: Rhonda L. Stubbs, (304) 737-4444

BROOKE, HANCOCK, OHIO

Hancock, Brooke, Ohio Counties Victim Assistance Program $100,266 This grant provides for the full-time salaries of a Hancock County advocate, an Ohio County advocate, and a Brooke County program coordinator to provide direct services to crime victims in Hancock, Brooke and Ohio Counties.
Contact: Michael Traubert, (304) 737-2515

Cabell County Commission $69,883

This grant provides for the salaries of two full-time victim advocates and one part-time victim advocate in the Cabell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Cabell County. The Part-time advocate works exclusively with the juvenile referee office, juvenile probation, designated juvenile prosecutor and other juvenile contacts in Cabell County.
Contact: Christopher D. Chiles, (304) 526-8653

CABELL, LINCOLN, PUTNAM, WAYNE

Branches Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. $135,489

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time adult counselor, a Wayne County outreach victim advocate, a Putnam County outreach victim advocate and a Lincoln County outreach victim advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Cabell, Wayne, Putnam and Lincoln Counties.
Contact: Rhonda Farley, (304) 529-2382

CABELL, WAYNE

TEAM for West Virginia Children, Inc. $50,316

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time CASA Coordinator and a Cabell/Wayne CASA volunteer coordinator to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Cabell and Wayne Counties.
Contact: Laurie McKeown, (304) 523-9587

CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN

Family Service, A Division of Goodwill Industries $42,087

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time therapist, a portion of the salary of a second Therapist to provide direct services to victims of sexual and physical abuse in Cabell and Wayne Counties.
Contact: Connie Chapman, (304) 523-9454

CABELL, WAYNE, LINCOLN, MASON

CONTACT Huntington, Inc. $12,866

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time victim advocate to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence in Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln and Mason Counties.
Contact: Sharon Pressman, (304) 523-3447

GREENBRIER, MONROE, POCAHONTAS

Family Refuge Center $87,230

This grant provides for a portion of the salaries of a child advocate, two shelter advocates, and four outreach advocates, and two overnight monitors to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas Counties.
Contact: Ellen Allen, (304) 645-6334

HAMPSHIRE, MINERAL, GRANT, HARDY, PENDLETON

Family Crisis Center, Inc. $34,988

This grant provides for a portion of the salaries of a full-time victim advocate, and one part-time victim advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mineral, Grant, Pendleton and Hampshire Counties.
Contact: Penny Sanders, (304) 788-6061

HANCOCK, BROOKE

CHANGE, Inc. $20,261

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Brooke and Hancock Counties.
Contact: Julie Olszewski, (304) 748-0332

HARRISON

Harrison County CASA Program, Inc. $40,869

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time volunteer coordinator and a portion of the salary of a program director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Harrison County.
Contact: Charlene Kenney, (304) 623-5749

JACKSON

Jackson County Commission $30,525

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate in the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jackson County.
Contact: Sheriff Michael Bright, (304) 373-2276

JEFFERSON

Jefferson County Commission $59,381

This grant provides for the salaries of two full-time victim advocates in the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Jefferson County.
Contact: Ralph A. Lorenzetti, (304) 728-3243

KANAWHA

City of Charleston $31,499

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim services coordinator in the Charleston Police Department to provide direct services to victims of crime in the City of Charleston.
Contact: Steve Cooper, (304) 348-6468

Kanawha County Commission $23,430

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim services coordinator in the Kanawha County Sheriff's Department to provide direct services to victims of violent crime in Kanawha County.
Contact: S. C. Crosier, (304) 357-0200

KANAWHA, BOONE, CLAY

YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Progam $117,040

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time victim services coordinator, a children's services coordinator, a Boone County victim services coordinator, a Clay County victim services coordinator, and a court advocate to provide direct services to domestic violence victims in Kanawha, Boone and Clay Counties.
Contact: Carol Caroll, (304) 340-3554

KANAWHA, PUTNAM

Family Counseling Connection $131,212

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time REACH program coordinator, a part-time REACH program assistant, a portion of two full-time therapists, and a portion of a full-time child therapist to provide direct services to victims of sexual violence in Kanawha and Putnam Counties.
Contact: Frank Fazzolari, (304) 340-3676

LEWIS

Lewis County Commission $31,673

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim assistant in the Lewis County Sheriff's Department to provide direct services to crime victims in Lewis County.
Contact: Sheriff Michael Gissy, (304) 269-8251

LOGAN

Logan County Commission $46,190

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time victim advocate in the Logan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Logan County.
Contact: John W. Bennett, (304) 792-8670

LOGAN, MINGO

Tug Valley Recovery Shelter $41,402

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time victim advocate and a part-time court advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence in Mingo and Logan Counties.
Contact: Kim Ryan, (304) 235-6121

MARION

Marion County Commission $31,651

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim assistance coordinator in the Marion County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marion County.
Contact: Patrick Wilson, (304) 367-5380

CASA of Marion County $26,885

This grant provides for a portion of the salary of a program director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Marion County.
Contact: Kimberly Berry-Baker, (304) 366-4198

MARION, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, HARRISON, LEWIS

Task Force on Domestic Violence, "HOPE, Inc." $156,714

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time family therapist, a Marion County victim services case manager, a Lewis County victim services case manager, and a Harrison/Doddridge County victim services case manager, and a portion of the salaries of a Marion County victim services case manager, a Gilmer County victim services case manager and a children's case manager to provide direct services to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children in Marion, Harrison, Lewis, Gilmer and Doddridge Counties.
Contact: Harriet Sutton, (304) 367-1100

MARSHALL

Marshall County Commission $21,773

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim services coordinator in the Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Marshall County.
Contact: Betsy Frohnapfel, (304) 845-0482

MASON

Mason County Commission $29,666

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate in the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Mason County.
Contact: Damon B. Morgan, (304) 675-5734

MCDOWELL, WYOMING, MERCER

Stop Abusive Family Enviornments, Inc. (SAFE) $58,824

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time McDowell County advocate and two full-time Mercer County advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
Contact: Sharon Walden, (304) 436-6181

MERCER, MCDOWELL

ChildLaw Services, Inc. $9,966

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time client services coordinator to provide direct services to child victims of crime who are not involved with child protective services and children who witness domestic violence in Mercer and McDowell Counties.
Contact: Shannon P. Atwell, (304) 425-9973

MONONGALIA

Monongalia County Commission $46,385

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time and a part-time victim assistance coordinator in the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Monongalia County.
Contact: Warren Elliott, (304) 291-7286

MONONGALIA, PRESTON

Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center, Inc. $56,927

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time counselor in Monongalia County and a full-time counselor in Preston County to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Monongalia and Preston Counties.
Contact: Judy King Smith, (304) 292-5100

CASA for Kids $37,503

This grant provides for a portion of the salaries of a full-time Preston County volunteer coordinator, a full-time Monongalia County volunteer coordinator, and a portion of the salary for the program director to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect in Monongalia and Preston Counties.
Contact: Helene Friedberg, (304) 599-1087

OHIO

Ohio County Commission $22,000

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time vctim assistance coordinator in the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ohio County.
Contact: Scott R. Smith, (304) 234-3631

OHIO, BROOKE, HANCOCK, MARSHALL, WETZEL

Upper Ohio Valley Sexual Assault Help Center $81,087

This grant provides for the full-time salaries of a victim advocate, a child victim specialist, and an adult victim specialist to provide direct services to adult and child victims of sexual violence in Ohio, Hancock Brooke, Marshall and Wetzel Counties.
Contact: Linda Reeves, (304) 234-1783

OHIO, MARSHALL

CASA for Children, Inc. $10,563

This grant provides for a portion of the salary of the program director to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Ohio and Marshall Counties.
Contact: Susan Harrison, (304) 232-0511

OHIO, MARSHALL, WETZEL

YWCA Wheeling Family Violence Prevention Program $89,486

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time Ohio County child advocate, a Marshall County advocate, a Wetzel County advocate and the salary of a part-time Ohio County adult advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and their children in Ohio, Marshall and Wetzel Counties.
Contact: Debbie Wood, (304) 232-2748

PUTNAM

Putnam County Commission $36,755

This grant provides for the salaries for both a full-time and a part-time victim liaison in the Putnam County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Putnam County.
Contact: Mark Sorsaia, (304) 586-0205

RALEIGH, FAYETTE, SUMMERS, NICHOLAS

Women's Resource Center $136,302

This grant provides for the salaries of two full-time client advocates, a part-time counselor, a full-time Nicholas County advocate, two part-time Summers County advocates, and two part-time Fayette County advocates to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Raleigh, Nicholas, Fayette and Summers Counties.
Contact: Patricia M. Bailey, (304) 255-2559

RANDOLPH

Randolph County Commission $28,401

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim services coordinator in the Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide services to crime victims in Randolph County.
Contact: Richard T. Busch, (304) 636-2053

RANDOLPH, BARBOUR, UPSHUR, BRAXTON, WEBSTER

Women's Aid in Crisis $124,606

This grant provides for a portion of the salaries of a shelter manager, an Upshur County outreach coordinator, a Webster County outreach coordinator, a Barbour County outreach coordinator, and a legal advocate in Randolph County to provide direct services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims and their children in Randolph, Upshur, Barbour and Webster Counties.
Contact: Marcia White, (304) 636-8433

RITCHIE

Ritchie County Commission $9,482

This grant provides for the salary of a part-time victim advocate in the Ritchie County Prosecuting Attorney's office to provide direct services to crime victims in Ritchie County.
Contact: Judith McCullough, (304) 643-2164

TYLER

Tyler County Commission $27,820

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate in the Tyler County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims of Tyler County.
Contact: D. Luke Furbee, (304) 758-2860

UPSHUR

Upshur County Commission $34,176

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate in the Upshur County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Upshur County.
Contact: Jacob E. Reger, (304) 472-9699

WETZEL

Wetzel County Commission $18,568

This grant provides for a portion of the salary of a victim advocate in the Wetzel County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wetzel County.
Contact: Timothy E. Haught, (304) 455-8220

WOOD

Wood County Commission $39,243

This grant provides for the salaries of a full-time victim advocate and a part-time victim advocate in the Wood County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wood County.
Contact: Toni Tiano, (304) 428-7760

WOOD, RITCHIE

Family Crisis Intervention Center $39,364

This grant provides for the part-time salary of a case manager, and the full-time salary of a Ritchie County outreach advocate to provide direct services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Wood and Ritchie Counties.
Contact: Judith A. Ball, (304) 428-2333

WOOD, WIRT, PLEASANTS, RITCHIE, DODDRIDGE

Voices for Children Foundation $22,941

This grant provides for a portion of the volunteer coordinator’s salary to provide direct services to child abuse and neglect victims in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Doddridge and Ritchie Counties.
Contact: Margaret Burdette, (304) 422-3390

WYOMING

Wyoming County Commission $28,050

This grant provides for the salary of a full-time victim advocate in the Wyoming County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to provide direct services to crime victims in Wyoming County.
Contact: David O. Thompson, (304) 732-8000

STATEWIDE

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) $11,242

This grant provides for the part-time salary of a statewide victim advocate to provide direct services and support to victims of DUI cases across the State of West Virginia.
Contact: Mercury Bynum, (469) 420-4516

West Virginia Division of Corrections $43,243

This grant provides for a portion of the salary of a victim services manager to provide direct services to the crime victims of inmates under the custody of the Division of Corrections.
Contact: Jennifer Ballard, (304) 558-2036

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