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Provides assistance with court supervision services: DUI, shoplifters, juvenile probation, urine analysis, community services, victim services.

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Community Service Work Programs
Probation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Assists victims of crimes and their families recover from the trauma of their experience, get medical assistance when required, make their way through the legal system.
Informs victims and witnesses about the criminal justice process, provides information on victim legal rights and protections, and reports any victim-witness intimidation and/or retaliation. Also provides emergency relocation services, emergency funds, support groups, and victim awareness education.

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Crime Witness Support
General Crime Victim Assistance
Relocation Assistance
Provides 24/7/365 crisis intervention and brief supportive counseling services to victims of sexual assault and trafficking through the Helpline, including emergency medical and legal accompaniment in Allegheny County.

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Human Trafficking Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Provides 24 hour helpline, counseling, emergency shelter, court and hospital accompaniment, support groups, adult, professionals and children's educational programs, children's counseling and therapy services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. No cost services.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Advocates and counselors are trained and ready to assist victims and their families with issues related to the legal system, the medical system, public benefits, and housing issues. Systems may include, the legal and medical systems, public benefits, and housing.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides legal and medical advocacy and assistance with protection from abuse orders for victims of domestic and sexual assault.

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Crime Victim/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Assists clients who qualify apply for crime victim compensation. Victims may qualify for monetary funds to help compensate for items like lost wages, medical expenses, therapeutic counseling, crime scene clean up, and other crime related losses.

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Crime Victim Compensation
Assistance may in the form of bus tokens or other transportation options when directly related to the abuse. Safety is first and foremost and services may look different for each client needing assistance.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
ARD Program: The ARD Program (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) is a pre-trial diversionary program administered by the District Attorney's Office. After the preliminary hearing is held or waived a defendant may file an application in the District Attorney's Office. Private Complaints: With the exception of private bad check complaints, the District Attorney's office must approve all Private Complaints involving either a misdemeanor or felony. A private complaint is one brought by a citizen either without police involvement or where the police declined to get involved. Private Summary citations (minor offenses such as harassment) that are not accepted by a Magisterial District Justice also require approval by the District Attorney. Victim/Witness Assistance: It is the responsibility of the Victim/Witness Unit to ensure that victims are provided the rights as defined under the Prosecutor's Responsibilities of the Crime Victims Bill of Rights (Act 111 of 1998).

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General Crime Reporting
Offender Registries/Community Notification
District Attorney
Crime Witness Support
General Crime Victim Assistance
Bad Check Reporting
Helps crime victims and witnesses navigate through the criminal justice system. Victims have the right to be notified of court proceedings, to have plea input, to provide a victim impact statement to the court, to request restitution or victim's compensation, and to be accompanied to all court proceedings by an advocate.

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Crime Victim Support
Crime Witness Support
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Provides community-based psychiatric treatment, outreach, rehabilitation, and support to individuals with severe mental illness who may have co-occurring problems and who may have had multiple psychiatric and substance abuse hospitalizations. This program aims to fulfill needs and achieve goals that have not been met through traditional office-based treatment and rehabilitation services. The Sellersville team also includes a Forensics Specialist whose primary role is to advocate for individuals as they move through the criminal justice system. The Forensics Specialist also serves as the team's liaison with the judicial system (e.g. police, county corrections, probation and parole officers, etc

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Individual Counseling
Outreach Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Outpatient Mental Health Facilities
Home Based Mental Health Services
Provides assistance with written and oral victim impact statements to assist victims in explaining how the crime has impacted their life.
Combats violence by intervening where violence is most prevalent. Works to provide those involved in criminal activities with positive alternatives. Responds to neighborhood crises with mediation and resources to support anyone looking for a peaceful alternative.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Services
Gang Programs
Provides accompaniment and assistance with a variety of paperwork and proceedings. A counselor/advocate is available to accompany and provide support to a victim when they go to the hospital to receive emergency treatment, when reporting the crime to the police, when completing victim impact statements or when appearing for legal proceedings. Additionally, an advocate can assist with filing an order for Protection from Abuse (PFA), Protection from Intimidation (PFI), and Protection of Victims of Sexual Assault (PSVI), restitution claims, and victim compensation claims.

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Human Trafficking Hotlines
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Escort Programs
Offers medical and legal advocacy services to all victims of violent crime, particularly rape, sexual assault, and incest; post trial advocacy, intervention and support counseling, explanations of criminal justice system, court accompaniment upon request, social service referrals, and pastoral care for victims. Assistance with and monitoring of PA Crime Victim Compensation claims.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides in-person or virtual emergency crisis counseling, safety planning, and referrals immediately following an incident of domestic violence.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Legal advocate available to accompany victims to the police station and court hearings, and provide support during difficult times. The medical advocate, available 24 hours a day, can accompany a victim to the Emergency Room, as well as to doctor's appointments or hospital visits.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
VCAP, administered by Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), helps victims and their families ease the financial burdens they may face as a result of a crime. Although compensation will not erase the fact that the crime has occurred, it can help victims to begin the healing and recovery process. CVC Victim Advocates can assist clients in determining eligibility and gathering the necessary paperwork.
Provides accompaniment to any type of criminal case proceeding.
Provides restitution forms, assists in completion of forms and calculates restitution
Assistance with requesting Temporary Protection orders; Police interview and court accompaniment; Campus advocate; Assistance with Victims Compensation Assistance Program (VCAP) applications

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Crime Victim Support
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Services include: Educating victims and witnesses of crimes about their rights and the proper procedures to follow Assistance with completing applications to Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Expenses that may be paid include: Medical, Counseling, Loss of Earnings or Support, Stolen Cash Benefits and Funeral Expenses. Provides information and referral to victims and witnesses for services such as emergency housing, transportation and child care Gives pre-trial tours of the Courthouse Provides emotional support to victims and witnesses Promotes public awareness of the need for victim services and the need for recognition of the rights of victims of crime

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Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Support
Crime Witness Support
Provides financial assistance. Offers medical expenses, loss of earnings, stolen benefit cash, funeral expenses, loss of support (homicide cases only), crime-scene cleanup expenses, relocation expenses and counseling expenses.
Advocacy for the rights of all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking to be free from harm in their homes, at their work, and on the streets. This includes both legal and economic advocacy.

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General Crime Victim Assistance