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OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY
LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
MICHAEL G. NERHEIM
STATE'S ATTORNEY
March 07, 2016
For Immediate Release
Contact: Cynthia Vargas
(847) 377-3188
cvargas@lakecountyil.gov
National Victim's Rights Week Event Hosted by The Lake County State's Attorney's Office
(Lake County, IL March 07, 2016) The Lake County State’s
Attorney Michael G. Nerheim is pleased to announce that his office was recently
as awarded $5,000.00 for its 2016 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) event. Every April, the Office for Victims
of Crime helps lead communities throughout the country in an annual observance
of the rights afforded to victims of crime and strides that have been made
historically to improve the system’s response to victims. This year’s observance
is April 10th–16th, 2016. The theme for
this year —Serving Victims.
Building Trust. Restoring Hope.— underscores the importance of
early intervention and victim services in establishing trust with victims,
which in turn begins to restore their hope for healing and recovery.
The award received by the
office was made available by Community Awareness Project (CAP) funding. The
State’s Attorney’s Office project was selected after careful consideration of
221 applications. The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators
(NAVAA) recommended the proposal’s acceptance based on the efforts to raise
public awareness of crime victims’ rights as well as the services available to
victims of crime in Lake County. Final approval of the proposal was made by the
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). This is the second year that the State’s
Attorney’s Office has received this funding.
Plans are underway for an
event open to the entire Lake County community. Event information will be posted on the
office’s website, www.lcsao.org, and our Twitter page @saolakecountyil.
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Lake County State's Attorney's Office 18 N. County Street Waukegan, IL 60085 Phone: (847) 377-3000
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