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. Josh Shapiro's budget proposal recommends $9 million for the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, also known as VCAP, which helps people affected by crimes with expenses like medical care, ...

(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 ...

Officials and Women in Need Victim Services say resources remain available statewide and highlight new state funding to ...

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 ...

The coordinators, hired by Tony Clayton for the 18th JDC, serve as liaisons between court events and those involved with ...