Information, images, and links in this post were developed by National Network to End Domestic Violence and ZeroV, Kentucky’s coalition of domestic violence programs.

Your voice to support the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act is critically important! Victim safety and healing are on the line.

Funding for victim services is still in jeopardy, which could endanger victims if Congress doesn’t act now. The Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act offers solutions.

The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) has suffered critical reductions for the past five years. Recent support from the KY General Assembly has been a tremendous help while we navigate the funding cuts. The Crime Victims Fund (CVF) Stabilization Act offers a permanent fix.

VOCA is the primary source of federal grant funding for victim services, including services for survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking, attempted homicide, drunk/drug-impaired driving, and other crimes. Every year, Congress decides how much money to release from the CVF as part of the annual appropriations process.

Neither VOCA or the CVF Stabilization Act is tax-payer funded.

The CVF Stabilization Act temporarily deposits leftover receipts, after whistleblowers have been paid and the federal government has been made whole, from False Claims Act actions into the Crime Victims Fund.

Email or call your Members of Congress to urge them to cosponsor and pass the CVF Stabilization Act. ZeroV, Kentucky’s coalition of domestic violence programs, has made the process easy. Follow this link to take action!

Together, we can protect services for Kentucky survivors. And help domestic violence programs, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, and other victim service organizations keep their doors open.