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Victims Assistance Services (VAS) provides free, comprehensive and compassionate services to crime victims and their families, friends and loved ones. VAS also works to end violence through community action, public policy and culture change, and through prevention education programs in schools and in other community venues.
Services include a 24-hour emergency hotline, crisis intervention, counseling and specialized trauma therapies, safety planning, support and therapy groups, accompaniment to hospital emergency rooms, SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) forensic exams, accompaniment and advocacy throughout the criminal justice process from initial police report until Victim Impact Statement and VINE registration (in the event of a successful prosecution), assistance obtaining protective orders and accessing shelter, home visits to vulnerable elders, and prevention education presentations.
All services are free and confidential. Close to half of the staff is Spanish speaking and culturally informed
Address
Victims Assistance is a program of Westchester Community Action Program (WestCOP).
2 Westchester Plaza
Elmsford, NY 10523
Phone
914-345-3113
Fax
914-592-0021
Website
Eligibilty
Who is eligible for VAS services? Any adult, teen or child affected, directly or indirectly, by domestic or dating violence, rape or sexual assault, stalking, homicide or DWI, elder abuse, child abuse, physical assault, bullying (including cyber-bullying), harassment and hate crimes, sex and/or labor trafficking, physical assault, burglary, identity theft, and other crimes.
Contact
Director – Karal Amaranth
Hours of operation
toll-free hotline: 1-855-827-2255 (1-855-VAS-CALL) local hotline number: 914-345-9111
Fees
Free