New Hanover County victim advocates hold their breath as federal funds for crime victims await Senate approval
Funding may be drying up for victims of crime, needs Senate approval By Kendall McGee | April 21, 2021 at 6:30 PM EDT - Updated April 21 at 7:28 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A bill to save a federal fund that helps victims of crime is in the hands of the US Senate after already passing in the House.
Families, children and justice organizations alike have relied on funding from the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) for decades now, but the fund is beginning to run dry.