Lincoln Co. recognizes National Crime Victim’s Rights Week
Lincoln County Victim Witness Coordinator Kathleen Sheffield, center, speaks with Jennifer Brown and Levi Roadman during a candlelight vigil on April 26 during National Crime Victim’s Rights Week at the Lincoln County Courthouse. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
First designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week increases public awareness of and knowledge about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime.
Lincoln County Victim Witness Coordinator Kathleen Sheffield hosted an event and candlelight vigil on April 26 during National Crime Victim’s Rights Week at the Lincoln County Courthouse.
Since 2004, the NCVRW Community Awareness Project has provided financial and technical assistance to more than 1,500 community projects that promote victim and public awareness activities and innovative approaches to victim outreach and public education about victims’ rights and services during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
The Lincoln County Victim/Witness Program was one of the 89 recommended by NAVAA and selected for funding by OVC for 2023 from the 151 applications that were submitted nationwide.
For additional information about victims’ rights and services in Lincoln County, contact the office at 406-283-2415 or advocate@libby.org.
For information on the national efforts, visit the Office for Victims of Crime website at www.ovc.gov.