Last week we sent staff and clients up to the State Capitol in Sacramento to rally legislators to include VOCA funding in the budget. Rocio, a client in our Deaf Services department, attended and spoke to the crowd of hundreds. Video of Rocio is linked below. POV’s Deaf, Disabled & Elder (DDE) Services Program is committed to extending accessible services for victims of sexual and domestic violence who are deaf, hard of hearing, have a disability and/or elder individuals. We have expanded our Deaf Services program to include victims of crimes such as robbery, false imprisonment, vehicular assault, caregiver and/or hospital abuse, aggravated assault and stalking. This is one of the very few programs of its kind and it is currently under threat.
