Empowering Advocacy: Supporting Victims Every Step of the Way
Advocacy, delivered with compassion and understanding, supports victims throughout their journey. Our Victim Witness Advocates stand by victims from crisis to court, providing information, amplifying their voices, and ensuring their rights are honored. Working closely with legal authorities, we strive to empower victims every step of the way.
Our advocacy services include:
Case Management
Victim Witness Services’ advocates provide basic case management services in a holistic, person-centric approach. Our advocates work toward empowering a victim to identify needs and establish goals for their healing and recovery. Advocates aid victims in understanding their options and educate on available resources and services. Advocates can facilitate wrap-around support through referrals to partner agencies, education on process, ensuring victim rights are understood and upheld.
Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual or family’s comprehensive needs through available resources and services.
Court Advocacy
NEED CONTENT Victim Witness Services’ advocates provide basic case management services in a holistic, person-centric approach. Our advocates work toward empowering a victim to identify needs and establish goals for their healing and recovery. Advocates aid victims in understanding their options and educate on available resources and services. Advocates can facilitate wrap-around support through referrals to partner agencies, education on process, ensuring victim rights are understood and upheld.
Case management is a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual or family’s comprehensive needs through available resources and services.
Pets, too!
98% of pet owners consider their animals to be companions or members of their family. Animals have a positive impact on mental and physical health. Trauma survivors can experience high levels of stress and anxiety and their animals friends and family members can help calm and soothe them.
Deciding to leave an abusive relationship is difficult for many reasons. One factor that can complicate leaving is a victim’s concern for a pet or animal companion that cannot be left behind. Knowing there is a safe place where pets can be temporarily cared for can help ease the transition out of an abusive relationship in addition to assisting in the healing process for survivors of crime and trauma. The Pets, Too! program provides a safe place for a victim’s pet while they are transitioning.
Pets, Too! allows individuals who are victims of domestic violence to temporarily place their animals in a free and local safe haven. Animals are housed away from harm in a safe, and secure Pets, Too! participating shelter. Pets, Too! is not a termination of ownership but a temporary solution. A victim must complete an intake form with Victim Witness Services.
Become a Volunteer: Empower Change with Victim Witness Services
Join our dedicated team of volunteers and become a beacon of hope in our community. Your time and compassion make a real difference in the lives of victims and survivors. Whether offering crisis response support or spreading awareness through outreach efforts, you can help shape a brighter future for those in need. Explore our volunteer opportunities and make your mark today.