2022-11-14T12:22:52-07:00 2021-12-31 990 2021-01-01 742976544 JUSTICE LEAGUE JUST 6148488500 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director 6148488500 2022-11-14 1 11 1 AAL2 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center Catherine Harper Lee 3976 N Hampton Drive Powell OH 43065 1276556 0 X https://www.ocvjc.org X 2000 OH The mission of Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), is to ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of Ohio crime victims are protected and enforced in state and federal jurisdictions in all 88 Ohio counties. To fulfill this mission, OCVJC provides free legal representation and advocacy to Ohio crime victims; victims' rights training to justice system officials, allied professionals, and the public; technical assistance to advocates and other allied professionals; and promotes public awareness of victims' rights. 8 7 14 50 0 0 1369188 1276556 0 0 0 0 0 0 1369188 1276556 134935 181937 0 0 901274 797091 0 0 0 329151 285519 1365360 1264547 3828 12009 219202 98406 216965 84160 2237 14246 The mission of Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), is to ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of Ohio crime victims are protected and enforced in state and federal jurisdictions in all 88 Ohio counties. To fulfill this mission, OCVJC provides free legal representation and advocacy to Ohio crime victims; victims' rights training to justice system officials, allied professionals and the public; technical assistance to advocates and other allied professionals; and promotes public awareness of victims' rights. 0 0 374067 0 0 VOCA-Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), provided free legal representation and advocacy to crime victims during the 2021 calendar year. Representation and advocacy included securing justice and due process for victims throughout the criminal and juvenile justice systems in a manner no less vigorous than the rights afforded to the accused. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to refuse an interview, deposition, or other discovery request made by the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring full and timely restitution from the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act against them. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victims OCVJC serves, but establishes compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. OCVJC provided victims rights training to hospital personnel, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, community groups, and schools. OCVJC incentivized attorney, judge, and social worker participation by offering these programs free of charge and providing continuing legal education credit and continuing education units. 517771 0 0 NCVLI/LAWO GRANT-Through its NCVLI Grant Program (including its sub-grant to Legal Aid of Western Ohio), Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), provided free legal representation and advocacy to crime victims during the 2021 calendar year under the NCVLI RISE OVC grant. Representation and advocacy included securing justice and due process for victims throughout the criminal and juvenile justice systems in a manner no less vigorous than the rights afforded to the accused. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to refuse an interview, deposition, or other discovery request made by the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring full and timely restitution from the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act against them. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victims OCVJC serves, but establishes compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. 235662 0 JAG/COVID-19 Case Backlog Grant-The COVID 19 Pandemic caused many courts to close during 2020. The need for services significantly increased when courts reopened due to an influx of new cases and backlog of old cases caused by the Pandemic. Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provided no cost legal representation and advocacy to Ohio state and federal crime victims to secure justice and due process for crime victims throughout the criminal justice process. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to full and timely restitution. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victim/survivors that OCVJC serves, but established compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. 18960 0 Other Expenses--To establish formal and informal relationships or collaborations with all organizations or agencies that provide services to crime victims or refer crime victims to services. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1276556 0 0 0 0 0 1276556 0 0 0 1276556 1264547 0 0 0 0 0 1264547 0 0 0 1264547 1 Legal Aid of Western Ohio Inc 525 Jefferson Ave Suite 400 Toledo OH 43604 341485732 501c3 181937 The purpose of the LAWO Grant is to provide legal representation and other support to victims of crime in the northwestern quadrant of the State of Ohio. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 OCVJC receives monthly expenditure invoices from its subgrantee, Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO). Included with these invoices are various documents that support the expenses that being reimbursed to LAWO--e.g. timesheets, travel expense reports, invoice copies, etc. These reports are reviewed by OCVJC's Corporate Controller for accuracy, allowability, and to insure compliance with the Subgrant Agreement that OCVJC has with LAWO. Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director Working Capital X 29000 17600 0 1 1 Jerry Rampelt President-Board of Trustees Working Capital X 10000 7500 0 1 1 25100 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 federal jurisdiction in all 88 Ohio counties. To fulfill this mission, OCVJC provides: free legal representation and advocacy to Ohio crime victims; victims' rights training to justice system officials, allied professionals, and the public; technical assistance to advocates and other allied professionals; and promotes public awareness of victims' rights. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's policies and procedures require that prior to filing, the organization's Form 990 is distributed by the Corporate Controller to all members of the organization's Board of Trustees for their individual review. Following this distribution, at the next scheduled Board of Trustees meeting, Board members present their Form 990 related questions and/or comments for discussion. The Corporate Controller leads this discussion. After all Board of Trustee members have reviewed and accepted the Form 990, the Board of Trustees, through a Board motion, approves the Form 990 for filing with the Internal Revenue Service. The Corporate Controller is then responsible for filing the Form 990 with the IRS in a timely manner. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As soon as a Board of Trustee member becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest, the member is required to report this potential conflict to the Board-at-large. The Board-at-large then determines the appropriate action to be taken. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization uses the salary information for similar not-for-profit organizations as well as salary surveys for comparable positions within the State of Ohio in order to support the salary ranges that it uses for its Executive Director, Legal Director, Staff Attorneys, Corporate Controller and other staff positions. This salary review process is conducted annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are made available to any interested party upon request.