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Clermont County accepts state victim-assistance grants to continue advocate services
Summary
The Clermont County Prosecutor’s Office presented annual victim-advocate program results and the Board approved acceptance of state and federal Victim Assistance Act funding to continue advocates’ services, including specified award amounts and required local matches.
The Clermont County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 19 approved acceptance of Victim Assistance Act grant awards to continue the prosecutor’s victim-advocate program.
Stephanie Ross, administrator for the prosecutor’s office, told the board the office provides four victim advocates—two assigned to felony court and two serving municipal and juvenile courts—and oversees VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) and State Victim Assistance Act grant funds. Ross said the program recorded service to more than 1,700 individuals in the most recent reporting year and delivered over 22,000 direct services, including information and referrals, transportation assistance, interpreter services and court‑attendance support.
Ross described program credentialing and training requirements and said advocates assist victims at early contact points, often within 24 hours of an incident. On the grant items the board considered, Ross outlined the federal and state awards and the office’s required local match. She recommended that David L. Painter, president of the Board of County Commissioners, be authorized to execute accepted award documents on the county’s behalf.
The board moved and seconded the acceptance; roll call recorded affirmative votes and the grant-acceptance motion passed. The resolution language and grant numbers were read on the record during the meeting.
What happens next: the board authorized execution of the award documents; the prosecutor’s office will continue providing advocates to Common Pleas, municipal and juvenile court dockets under the terms of the grants.
Note on figures: Ross reported specific line items during her presentation (federal VOCA funds, state victim-assistance components and a stated total project amount). Those figures were given on the record and are included in the meeting minutes; where the transcript contains overlapping or unclear numeric lines, the county will publish the signed award documents for precise grant authorizations.
