October 15, 2025

RASA/VOJO Quarterly Reports Due October 20, 2025

Below are instructions and important reminders concerning the program report.

In Quarter 3, programs are asked to separate new and continuing victims.
Programs are now required to use the RASA_VOJO 2025 Program Report Worksheet below for programmatic reporting. A copy of this worksheet is found in Egrants when initiating a new RASA/VOJO program report.

Please note there is no change to the data Victim Services programs will collect and report on for approved RASA and VOJO activities. Thus, the methodology (i.e. database) used to store RASA/VOJO victim information and data is not affected by this change.

Click Here To View the RASA/VOJO 2025 Program Report Worksheet

The worksheet has three tabs located at the bottom left corner of the spreadsheet.

The first tab is the instructional tab.
The second tab is the RASA Quarterly Report worksheet.
The third tab is the VOJO Quarterly Report worksheet.
Please complete the tab(s) according to approved grant activities. The worksheet has built-in features to include auto-calculation and error messaging to ensure accuracy and save time.
Once the worksheet is complete, please attach the form to the "Attachments Section" of the Egrants program report. When doing so, you will see the phrase, "Description is required to enable save button." Please identify the worksheet with the name of your program. Choose the "Select Attachment" button and select the file (worksheet) for upload and then select, "Save Complete."

In using this worksheet, data is no longer to be entered into these Egrants sections of the report:

RASA Victims Served - Adult System
RASA Victimization Types - Adult System
RASA Demographics - Adult System
RASA Services - Adult System
VOJO Victims Served - Juvenile System
VOJO Demographics - Juvenile System
VOJO Services - Juvenile System

REMINDERS:

Please click "No" on Main Page where it asks if you'd like to make a "Final Report".
You do not need to enter anything in the "Briely List Activities Conducted During This Period" Section on the main page of the report. You may simply enter "Not Applicable" in this section on the main page of the report and save it.

PCCD CONTACT INFORMATION:

It is very important to submit your program report in Egrants by the due date of October 20,2025. If for any reason you are unable to enter your report data and submit the report by the due date, please contact the assigned Program Staff Contact listed for your grant in the Egrants system.

Quarterly fiscal reports for RASA and VOJO grants will also be due in Egrants by October 20,2025. If you have any fiscal report questions, please contact the fiscal staff person listed on your grant for assistance.

If you need technical assistance with Egrants, you may contact the Egrants Support Line at (717) 787-5887 or by email at:

RA-grantsSupport@pa.gov.

Consolidated Standards Training Video

Pennsylvania has long been considered a leader when it comes to the OVS Consolidated Standards, in their design to deliver quality services and programming led by skilled advocates and staff.

To better inform the field, OVS has launched a series of recordings that walk program staff through each of the standards. These are short recordings, up to thirty (30) minutes in length. Each recording counts toward OVS annual training requirements. Staff may listen to any number of recordings as they are released.

All videos can be found on PCCD's Consolidated Victim Service Program Standards webpage, with the latest video,

Counseling/Supportive Standard, now available.

Domestic Violence In Clinical Practice: What Physicians Need To Know

Physicians, nurses and other clinicians are often the first professionals to interact with victims, sometimes without realizing it.

Please click here to read.

#With Survivors Campaign

Resources include social cards, downloadable coloring pages, and rally signs for adaption and use in local communities.

Please click here to access.

As Threats Against Healthcare Workers Increase, States Look For Answers

Some states are beefing up security requirements while hospitals look at launching their own police forces.

Please click here to read.

Language Access And Interpretation In Domestic Violence Contexts

This study explores the experiences and needs of both survivors of domestic violence who utilitze interpretation services and the interpreters who support them.

Please click here to access.

Facilitating Enforcement Of Protection Orders

This guide provides information on state and federal laws, policies, and practices for registration of a protection order in another jurisdiction.

Please click here to access.

Upcoming Trainings & Events

Investigation & Prosecution Of IPV

November 7, 2025

8:45 am - 4:30 pm

Chambersburg AmVets

750 5th Avenue

Chambersburg, PA 17201

This training will cover interviewing techniques and information on prosecuting cases involving Intimate Partner Violence. It will also cover cases involving self-defense and determining the primary aggressor.

This training is free and is part of the Services Training Officers and Prosecutors (STOP) Grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency.

Please click here to register.

Victims Compensation Assistance Program Online Trainings

The following trainings will be held October 22, 2025

Loss of Earnings Clinic - 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Myths of Compensation - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held October 27, 2025

Loss of Support Clinic - 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Medical Expenses Clinic - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held November 6, 2025

Motor Vehicle-Related Expenses Clinic - 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Funeral & Burial Expenses Clinic - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held November 12, 2025

Basic Compensation - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held November 18, 2025

Relocation Expenses Clinic - 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Stolen Benefit Cash Expenses Clinic - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held November 25, 2025

"Wow, That's Covered by Compensation" - 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
Counseling Expenses Clinic - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held on December 3, 2025

Transportation Expenses Clinic - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Crime Scene Cleanup Expenses Clinic - 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The following trainings will be held December 9, 2025

Loss of Earnings Clinic - 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Stolen Benefit Cash Expenses - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The following trainings will be held December 18, 2025

Basic Compensation - 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

All trainings count towards 1 hour of the required RASA/VOCA/VOJO training hours, except Basic Compensation which counts towards 2 and DAVE training which counts towards 2.

PLEASE NOTE THE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE HAS CHANGED

1) Go to pccd.webex.com

2) Click on the three horizontal lines in the top left corner

3) Select “WebEx Training”

4) Click on the “Upcoming” tab.

Please click here to register.

Employment Opportunities

Please click here for current employment opportunities.

The next OVS Newsletter will be published on October 29, 2025. If you would like any training events, fundraisers, or notable news published in this newsletter, please submit them to Lea Dorsey at ledorsey@pa.gov by October 22, 2025.