A police car behind crime scene tape. While federal and state aid is available for crime victims, many say that they struggle to access it. (Getty Images) Aieda Harris knows the pain of gun violence.

Gun violence leaves lasting scars — physically, emotionally and financially. While the immediate trauma of being shot or losing a loved one is devastating, the financial burden that follows can be ...

(The Center Square) - Last week, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined advocates and mothers impacted by violent crime to support a proposed $9 million to the state’s Victims Compensation Assistance Program.

Victims of abuse decades ago at state-run reform schools will be able to begin applying next week for a share of $20 million in compensation, according to Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office.

(The Center Square) - Victims’ services providers daily see the toll that violent crime takes on the survivors who walk through their doors. In Lancaster, they joined the Pennsylvania Commission on ...

Victims Assistance, an arm of the county prosecutor’s office, is a two-fold program. “Anytime there is a crime in Defiance County that has a victim, domestic violence, sexual assault, vehicular ...

Family Assistance Program has received a $320,000 grant from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. “For decades, the Family Assistance Program has been a lifeline for ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Three people were injured after police said a woman drove around barriers and through Harrisburg’s Kipona festival, but many more people witnessed it. Now, victims and ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Reimbursements to victims of violent crimes were approved to cover expenses that were incurred. The N.C. Crime Victim Compensation Commission (VCS) unanimously approved ...

Promotional Widget for Crescent News Services.If approved, the levy would generate approximately $300,000 annually, according to Defiance County Prosecutor Morris Murray whose office has authority ...

The Nachawati Law Group has announced an assistance program for fire victims in its hometown of Los Angeles. Attorney Majed Nachawati of the Nachawati Law Group has pledged to provide legal assistance ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - While public defenders and district attorneys handle the legal aspects of criminal cases, victims assistance coordinators work behind the scenes to support those most ...