National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services (NCCRVS)

In partnership with The National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA), we are honored to introduce the National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services (NCCRVS) funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime.

The NCCRVS Aims To:

Increase the capacity of culturally specific victim/survivor service organizations to successfully manage local, state, and federal grant funds.
Address systemic barriers that limit access to Crime Victims’ Compensation funds for victims/survivors of crime from communities of color.
Address historical and current biases, policies, and practices that limit access to Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds for culturally specific organizations.
Identify and address the systems and practices that leave communities of color more vulnerable to experiencing violent crimes.

What does the NCCRVS offer?

Knowledge Institutes

Our Knowledge Institutes are 2-day training events that feature workshops led by culturally specific experts from across the country. Through these, we deliver culturally relevant training and technical assistance to victim service providers.

Our services include:

Management of Government Funds

Meeting Funder Requirements

Grant Program Compliance

We are seeking advocates, community leaders, and service providers from culturally specific organizations who are dedicated to responding to all forms of crime, especially those that disproportionately impact communities of color.

General Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

We provide virtual and on-site technical assistance to culturally specific organizations to address their specific capacity-building and infrastructure needs. We offer in-person training and virtual webinars for community-based organizations, government, and private funders to address the impact of systemic bias and oppression on culturally specific organizations, victims/survivors, and their communities.

Specifically our TTA will address:

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We Also Offer

Webinars

Our quarterly webinar series is designed to reinforce the lessons learned through the Knowledge Institutes and provide organizations with hands-on practice implementing the management tools and strategies.

Research

We conduct community-based and community-informed research. We also publish literature about community needs and barriers limiting access to culturally specific victim services and funding.

Funding

We provide funding to support culturally specific organizations to enhance their infrastructure and expand the capacity of their programs.

Listening Sessions

Our listening sessions allow us to listen to feedback from organizations, survivors, and other stakeholders about the challenges to – and successful strategies for – addressing domestic violence and sexual assault in marginalized communities.

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