VICTIM PROGRAM THREATENED:
North Coast Journal 5/12/05
Humboldt County's Victim/Witness Division, a program of the District Attorney's Office, may soon be forced to close its doors due to the loss of a key grant from the Department of Justice. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors decided to put off until next week a decision on whether or not to lay off four employees and effectively shutter the department, which provides assistance to an estimated 500 victims or witnesses of crimes each year. Deputy DA Wes Keat told the board that his office assumed that since the grant was not renewed, the program would have to be closed and the four employees laid off on July 30, when the grant expires. However, board members hoped that funding for the service might somehow still be arranged. "It's not really the end of the road as far as we're concerned," said Supervisor Bonnie Neely. The program provides legal assistance to crime victims in court and helps people apply for grants from the national Victims of Crime Fund.
Related:
ER - Interview Process Cuts Down On Trauma Of Children 5/6/04
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ER - Board of Supervisors talks over grant denial for program 5/11/2005
NCJ - VICTIM PROGRAM THREATENED: 5/12/05
ER - Gallegos says program is safe 5/15/2005
ER - Victim witness program funds sought by county 5/18/2005
TS - Proposed cuts to victims program delayed May 18, 2005
TS - My Word - DA leadership: The 8-step program May 24, 2005
County to fund Victim Witness Program The Eureka Reporter 6/8/2005
Supes mull grant application 5/14/07
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