ROYERSFORD, PA — Chester County victim services and juvenile justice initiatives will receive nearly $1.78 million through a new round of Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency funding, part of more than $8.7 million awarded across state Senate District 44, according to state Sen. Katie Muth.
The Domestic Violence Center of Chester County received $727,063 in federal Victims of Crime Act funding to continue services for victims of domestic violence.
The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County received $600,592 in VOCA funding for its 2025-2027 victim services program.
A separate $450,000 Federal Title II Formula Grant award went to the Pennsylvania Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers for its 2026-27 Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy project in Chester County.
The three Chester County-specific awards total $1,777,655.
Additional regional grants will support organizations whose service areas include Chester County.
SeniorLAW Center received $1.77 million for its Keeping Elder Victims S.A.F.E. program serving Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania received $495,005 for programs aimed at increasing safety for domestic abuse victims in Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, and Delaware counties.
CASA Youth Advocates received $371,454 for advocacy serving child victims of abuse and neglect in Chester and Delaware counties.
The funding is part of more than $8.7 million distributed to organizations and initiatives across Muth’s 44th Senate District, which includes portions of Chester, Montgomery and Berks counties.
“This annual PCCD funding is critically important for the organizations across the Commonwealth to ensure that they can continue to provide the services, support, and programming victims of crime and abuse need to access,” Muth said.
Other regional funding included $597,866 for MidPenn Legal Services’ Legal Interventions for Victims Empowerment program in Berks County and surrounding counties and $91,229 for Children’s Crisis Treatment Center to provide clinical care coordination for child victims in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties.
Montgomery County organizations receiving VOCA funding included the Lincoln Center for Family and Youth, with $754,735 for renewal of its Heather’s Hope Victim Services Program; Victim Services Center of Montgomery County, with $483,140; the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, with $418,797; Laurel House, with $368,170; and the Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County, with $174,116.
In Berks County, SAFE Berks received $1.05 million in VOCA funding for 2025-2027. Berks County Commissioners received $121,972 for victim-service programming, CASA of Berks County received $41,794 for child victim advocacy, and the Community Justice Project received $39,708 for immigration legal services for victims.
Berks County Commissioners also received $188,867 in state Act 80 funding for forensic science and efforts to combat opioids.
The awards draw from federal Victims of Crime Act funding, Federal Title II Formula Grant funding and state Act 80 funding administered through PCCD.
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