OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Children's Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program

The OJJDP FY 09 VOCA Children’s Advocacy Centers Membership and Accreditation Program will provide funding to support a national membership and accreditation organization for children’s advocacy center programs. Children’s Advocacy Centers provide a coordinated response to victims of child abuse through multidisciplinary teams composed of representatives from the statutorily mandated and other involved agencies. The funding will enable the successful applicant to provide services to a national membership body and to implement standards for program accreditation. This program is authorized under the Victims of Child Abuse Act, 42 U.S.C. §§113001, 13002; Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2009, Public Law 111-8.