Amid deepening federal funding cuts to programs for crime victims, commonwealth’s attorneys gathered in Alexandria today (Wednesday) to listen to survivors’ stories.
The public officials attended the discussion at the National Organization of Victim Advocacy on 510 King Street. Among them were Steve Descano of Fairfax County, Parisa Dehghani-Tafti of Arlington and Falls Church and Remin Fatehi of Norfolk.
The discussion was organized by the Prosecutors Alliance, which is working with legislators in California, Virginia, Georgia and Colorado to replenish Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) program funding that has been significantly cut over several years. In California, the state legislature allocated $103 million in one-time funding last year to bridge a widening funding gap and prevent program closures…