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Office of Justice Programs Awards $261 Million To Support Youth Mentoring and Protect Children

The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has announced $261 million in awards to support mentoring services for youth and protect children from abuse, exploitation, and sex trafficking. OJJDP awarded nearly $85 million to national, state, and local organizations to provide mentoring to youth who are at risk of juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. This includes support of OJJDP's National...

Tribal Youth Resource Center

The Tribal Youth Program Resource Center provides training and technical assistance to OJJDP Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court and Tribal Youth Program grantees.

Victims of Child Abuse Act Children’s Advocacy Centers Sub-Grant Program

Through this program, the National Children's Alliance will increase the number of children advocacy center programs serving child victims of abuse, with an emphasis on reaching underserved areas (rural, remote, and Tribal) and populations (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Hispanic communities, and military families).