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DC Council hears OVSJG performance overview as grantees warn of funding uncertainty
Summary
The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety reconvened on Jan. 29, 2025, to review the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG); agency leaders and community providers detailed rising demand, recent administrative changes and worries about federal funding uncertainty.
The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety reconvened on Jan. 29, 2025, to begin performance oversight of the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants (OVSJG), Chairwoman Brooke Pinto said, noting the hearing would combine public witness testimony with questions for agency leadership.
“OVSJG's mission is to develop, fund, and coordinate programs that improve public safety, enhance the administration of justice, and create systems of care for crime victims, youth, and their families in the district,” Director Jennifer L. Porter told the committee when she opened her summary of FY24 activity.
The hearing covered OVSJG’s portfolio of grant-funded programs — victim services, reentry supports, juvenile-justice planning and the Address Confidentiality Program — and probed how the office is…
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