The crime victims center, INC. (CVC) will enhance the quality, quantity, reach, and timeliness of victim-centered services for sexual assault survivors across long island, NY

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Crime Victims Center Inc. $500,000 under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) on October 1, 2025, to enhance victim-centered services for sexual assault survivors across Long Island, New York.

Crime Victims Center Inc., doing business as Parents For Megan's Law and headquartered in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, will deploy Rape Crisis Counselor Advocate Coordinators (RCCACs) to provide 24/7 in-person support, victims' rights education, and follow-up services including legal advocacy, orders of protection, case management, and medical and social-service referrals. RCCACs will recruit and train volunteers, oversee the organization's Rape Crisis Counselor Advocates (RCCAs), and participate in Sexual Assault Response Teams comprising law enforcement, prosecution, crime laboratory, and hospital representatives. The initiative ensures sexual assault survivors are properly identified, provided individualized support services, educated about their rights, and supported throughout criminal or family court proceedings.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Crime Victims Center Inc. is a New York State-certified rape crisis center and tax-exempt nonprofit that receives federal funding through victim-assistance grant channels rather than federal contracting.

This initiative ensures that survivors are properly identified, provided the information and individualized support services they need to make informed decisions, educated about their rights, and supported throughout their participation in criminal or family court process. Rape crisis counselor advocate coordinators (rccacs) will provide 24/7 in-person support, victims rights education, and follow-up services including legal advocacy, orders of protection, case management, medical and other referrals. Rccacs will recruit and train volunteers, oversee cvcs rape crisis counselor advocates (rccas), and participate in sexual assault response teams, comprised of members from law enforcement, prosecution, crime lab, and hospitals.