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Advocates warn of steep cuts to trauma recovery centers as VOCA uncertainty and HTVAP reauthorization loom
Summary
Cal OES and victim-services providers told lawmakers that federal VOCA allocations have fallen and that Trauma Recovery Centers and HTVAP face cliff risks without state action; advocates urged state backfills and reauthorization to avoid service reductions.
Representatives from Cal OES, trauma recovery centers and anti-trafficking organizations told the Assembly subcommittee that volatile federal VOCA allocations and scheduled expirations of one-time augmentations put critical victim services at risk.
Eric Swanson of Cal OES said California's 2025 VOCA allocation was nearly $143 million and that maintaining current service levels in 2026 would require about $220…
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