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 ...

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.

(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.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday, July 7 a record investment of nearly $379.5 million in federal and state funding over three years to support programs and services for victims and survivors of ...

(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 ...

Police tape off a street in Grand Blanc, Mich., after a shooting and fire at a church. Victims of crime often face a maze of legal and administrative barriers, making it hard to secure compensation or ...

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 ...

(WHTM) — Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis is calling on Pennsylvania’s federal lawmakers for more funding to support crime victims. Davis says he sent letters to every member of Pennsylvania’s ...