‘Kid Kits’ from DA cover crime victims’ rights

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Cobb District Attorney Joyette M. Holmes announced her office is distributing 250 “Kid Kits” to help raise awareness of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The event is usually marked each April but has been extended this year due to COVID-19 concerns.

Earlier this year, the Cobb DA’s Office received $5,000 in funding from the National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA).

This money came through a grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) within the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, to promote awareness of victims’ rights and services during the 2020 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Some of those funds were used to purchase items for the Kid Kits, including a pencil pouch, coloring book, crayons and hand sanitizer.

The kits include contact information for the Victim Witness Unit of the Cobb DA’s Office.

The Kid Kits are being distributed through the Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools and at Cobb Fire Stations.

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First designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, National Cr ime Victims’ Rights Week increases general public awareness of and knowledge about the wide range of rights and services available to people who have been victimized by crime, according to a county statement. The 2020 theme is “Seek Justice, Ensure Victims’ Rights and Inspire Hope.”

Since 2004, the NCVRW Community Awareness Project has provided financial and technical assistance to more than 977 community projects that promote victim and public awareness activities and innovative approaches to victim outreach and public education about victims’ rights and services during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Cobb’s application was one of the 109 recommended by NAVAA and selected for funding by OVC for 2020 from the 262 applications that were submitted nationwide.

For more information about 2020 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week activities or about victims’ rights and services in Cobb County, contact the Victim Witness Unit in the DA’s Office at 770528-3047 or visit CobbDA.com.