Funding for victim support agencies
Part of the Victim support agencies topic
Victim Assist provides funding to not-for-profit victim support agencies in Queensland.
Victim Services Funding Program 2022–2027
Victim Assist has allocated more than $17 million over 2022–2027 to community organisations to provide free or low-cost services to victims of crime in Queensland. This funding is distributed across 5 streams:
- Trauma-informed victim support for all victims
- Trauma-informed specialised support for child, youth and adult victims of crime interacting with the criminal justice system, and for children and youth who provide evidence to court
- Trauma-informed support for young and adult males who are victims of sexual violence
- Trauma-informed support for young and adult victims of violent crime who have an intellectual disability
- Trauma-informed support of people who have been affected by the crime of homicide.
Funding breakdown
| Organisation | Funding |
|---|---|
| VictimConnect | $1,480,000 |
| 54 Reasons | $241,200 |
| WWILD—Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc | $296,000 |
| QHVSG—Queensland Homicide Victims Support Group | $581,100 |
| PACT—Protect All Children Today | $844,200 |
A further $200,000 is invested every 2 years to provide one-off funding to community organisations to help strengthen the service sector and communities across Queensland to assist victims to get their lives back on track.