[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       A TRIBUTE TO JOYE E. FROST

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 20, 2018

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with great regret that we 
learned of the death on March 12, 2018 of a true advocate for crime 
victims and survivors. For most of her professional career, Joye Frost 
served crime victims through her efforts at the U.S. Department of 
Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), our nation's premiere 
agency dedicated to serving and advocating on behalf of victims of all 
types of crimes.
  Joye Frost began her career as a Child Protective Services caseworker 
in South Texas and has worked in the victim assistance, healthcare, and 
disability advocacy fields for more than 30 years in the U.S. and 
Europe, including several years working at the community and 
headquarters levels for the Department of Army.
  In January 2009, Joye was designated Acting Director of OVC and made 
the permanent Director in 2013. She was a strong and consistent 
advocate for the Crime Victims Fund, and developed a very close working 
relationship with state VOCA assistance and crime victim compensation 
program managers.
  Perhaps her most profound and long-lasting legacy will be her 
inspiration and leadership encompassed by her landmark achievement: the 
development and implementation of Vision 21: Transforming Victim 
Services. Joye's nationwide initiative successfully sought to expand 
the reach and impact of the victim assistance field; recognize the role 
of victims in the nation's response to crime and delinquency; identify 
emerging and enduring challenges in the victims' field; and address the 
need to build the capacity of victim service providers to meet those 
challenges. Today and in the future, Vision 21 remains the 
``blueprint'' for comprehensive, quality victim/survivor services 
nationwide.
  She began her working on special projects at OVC in 1997 and, since 
2001, directed OVC's annual observance of National Crime Victims' 
Rights Week, including its National Service Awards and the NCVRW 
Community Awareness Projects. As the Principal Associate Director for 
OVC, she developed national scope training, technical assistance and 
other resources to help crime victims, including the development of the 
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) and Sexual Assault Response Team 
(SART) training and technical assistance project, as well as projects 
to help crime victims with disabilities. She also implemented grant 
programs to support comprehensive services for victims of human 
trafficking.
  The U.S. Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, founded by 
Representative Jim Costa (CA) and me, recognizes that with Joye Frost's 
passing, crime victims have lost a strong and outspoken advocate. We 
have worked closely with Joye to improve the lives of victims for many 
years, and know that her positive and profound impact on the profession 
of crime victim/survivor services will endure far into the future.
  And that's just the way it is.

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