The Virgin Islands Crime Victim Compensation Program is very grateful for the funds afforded to us by the VOCA grant. The funds received through VOCA has been extremely helpful to the people of the United States Virgin Islands. Because of these funds we have been able to meet the needs of innocent victims of crimes and aid them in getting their lives back in order. The Virgin Islands Crime Victim Compensation Commission is very grateful for the funds received through VOCA. If these compensation funds were not receive, many of the needs of our people would go unmet. Through these funds we are able to awarded compensation to innocent victims of crime in areas such as medical expenses, pain & suffering, and dependent benefits. VOCA funds are dependent on and are very needed.

As stated in previous grants, the measurement comes from the total processing time (time when a claim is filed to time it takes to award compensation or denial. In addition, we also contact our clients after the compensation is issued via follow-up phone calls.  We do understand that not all claims may have the same processing time, but it is the program's goal to get the average turn around time on claims to be a maximum of three months. Along with the above we measure our financial accountablility by ensuring that the compensation award is issued within the structure of the applicable laws and abides by all standards of fairness.  Mental Health note: With regards to counseling we to have a compensable area for counseling which falls under the mental health category the program have paid for counseling and we will always do if the need arise. At this point, there is a non-profit agency who also receives VOCA funds here locally whom we refer our clients to for counseling and mental heatlh needs. Please further note that if a client prefers not to go to the referral agency we will make arrangements for sessions with another provider.