(Harrisburg) -- Victims of juvenile criminals in central Pennsylvania could receive less help, if proposed state budget cuts stick. The Victims of Juvenile Offenders, or "VOJO," Grant provides support for crime victims like crisis intervention and victims' compensation help. But, Governor Corbett's spending proposal eliminates funding for the program. Jennifer Storm with the Dauphin County Victim/Witness Assistance Program says if the proposed cuts become law, the grant initiative will be difficult to maintain. "Without these services, or with limited staff to provide these services, individuals are going to fall through the cracks. They're not going to get adequate services, and they're certainly not going to get the supportive services we're able to proved with adequate staffing," Storm sasy. She adds under the governor's budget plan, each county would be on the hook to pay for the programs supported by the VOJO Grant. Last year, the grant helped nearly 1,900 victims, witnesses and their significant others in Dauphin County alone. Statewide, VOJO-funded staff provides service to more than 62,000 crime victims each year. Storm says her office was able to deal with a funding loss last year through a one-million-dollar transfer from the state victims' compensation fund - plus leftover stimulus money.










