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Office of the Victim Advocate - Address Confidentiality Program

Provides victims with an alternate mailing address to keep their actual home address out of public records where their perpetrator may find their location. The confidential address may be used as a legal address for court and government records, including driver’s licenses, non-photo ID cards, vehicle registration, school records, voter registration, marriage licenses, and court petitions. The ACP forwards all first-class, registered and certified mail to the participant, free of charge.

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Human Trafficking Prevention
Sexual Assault Prevention
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Crime Victim Safety Planning

Franklin County Government - Help For Victims

Provides victims with the following: An Orientation to the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems; Accompaniment to Court Proceedings; Assistance with Filing a Crime Victims Compensation Claim; Assistance with Preparing a Victim Impact Statement; Notification of Case Status; Enrollment in the State and Local Correctional Release Notification Programs; Prior Comment on Possibility of Reducing or Dropping Charges; and Community Referrals.

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Crime Witness Support
General Crime Victim Assistance

Washington County Court of Common Pleas - Crime Victim / Witness Assistance Program

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

WIN Victim Services - Chambersburg - Legal Advocacy

Provides advocacy and accompaniment through the criminal and civil court system. Legal Advocates assist victims by explaining court procedures, providing case updates, and accompanying them to the Police Department, District Attorney’s Office, and criminal court proceedings.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Office of the Victim Advocate - Crime Victims Rights Violation Reporting

Provides an overview of crime victims' right in Pennsylvania and how to address violations of those rights through the courts or by filing a complaint.

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Legal Information Services
Victims' Rights Groups
General Crime Victim Assistance

Concilio - Victim and Witness Services

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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Relocation Assistance
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Witness Support

The Abuse Network, Inc. - Abuse Prevention and Services

Provides 24-hour hotline support, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, accompaniment, trauma-informed empowerment/options counseling, support groups, Information and Referral, community prevention, and awareness education.

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General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Issues
General Legal Aid
Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
LGBTQ2+ Helplines
Specialized Information and Referral
Bullying Helplines
Child Abuse Counseling
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
In Person Crisis Intervention
Older Adults
Advocacy
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Anger/Violence Issues

Victims Resource Center - Accompaniment and Assistance

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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Escort Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Women's Resource Center - Advocacy

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
Advocacy
Domestic Violence Issues

Sullivan County Victim Services - Accompaniment

Offers support and information to prepare clients for a variety of appointments or legal proceedings that may be necessary to attend as a result of crime. Advocates are able to provide medical and legal accompaniment.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Victims Resource Center - Victims Compensation Assistance Program

Offers assistance in applying for the Victims Compensation Assistance Program. The Victims Compensation Assistance Program helps victims and their families through the emotional and physical aftermath of a crime by easing the financial impact placed upon them by the crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

HIAS Pennsylvania - Legal Services

Provides domestic violence related legal services.

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Domestic Violence Issues
Immigrants
General Crime Victim Assistance

Luzerne County District Attorney - Victim/Witness Services

Serves as a liason from the District Attorney's Office to the victims of crime, additionally interacting with Adult and Juvenile Probation, Luzerne County Correctional Facility, and police departments throughout Luzerne County. The Victim/Witness Services Unit also works with victims whose Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders have been violated.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

PASSAGES - Legal and Medical Advocacy/Accompaniment

Provides accompaniment to police interviews and through the legal process. As well as accompaniment to victims/survivors through medical examinations.

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Sexual Assault Counseling
Sexual Assault Treatment
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services

NOVA - Crime Victim Advocacy

Provides advocacy, victim's rights groups, navigation assistance, and accompaniment for victims of abuse as they navigate the criminal justice system. Includes criminal justice navigation, police interview accompaniment, court accompaniment, post-conviction support, and victim compensation assistance program claim filing.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Victims' Rights Groups
Advocacy

Victim Services Center of Montgomery County - Counseling and Therapy Services

Provides counseling, support groups, and assistance services for victims of crime, as well as their family members and friends.

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General Counseling Services
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Family Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Child Abuse Support Groups

Alice Paul House - Crime Victim Compensation

Supports victims/survivors and their eligible family members by providing information and assistance to ease the financial burdens they may face as a result of a crime through application to the PA Victims' Compensation Program. Advocates provide trauma informed support through the application process and management of the claim should the survivor want continued support.

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Crime Victim Compensation
General Crime Victim Assistance

Women's Center of Beaver County - Medical and Legal Advocacy

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/Witness Related No Contact Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters

Northampton County Government Center - Government Services

Oversees Northampton County operations, including administration/human resources, economic development, corrections, court services, fiscal affairs, human services, public works, and the offices of the Coroner, Public Defender, Sheriff.

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Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
Land Use Planning and Regulation Services
Home Rehabilitation Loans
Property Tax Information
General Crime Victim Assistance
Probate Courts
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Complaints
Law Enforcement Records/Files
Court Filing Offices
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Small Claims Courts
Land Records
Marriage Licenses
Passports
Correctional Facilities
Tax Collection Agencies
COVID-19 Control
Government Services Issues
Fire Stations
Concealed Weapons Permits
County Government Departments/Offices
Land Use Planning and Regulation Bodies
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Adoption Courts
Disaster Management Organizations
Land Deeds/Titles
Land Development Services
Law Enforcement Agencies
Local Officials Offices
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Court Records
Death Related Records/Permits
Divorce Records
Crime Witness Support
County Government Information Services
Child Custody Orders

EMIR Healing Center - Victim and Witness Services

Provides support to individuals, families, and groups/communities who are victims or witnesses of violent crime and homicide.

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Crime Witness Support
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance

Your Safe Haven - Crime Victim Support

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.

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Crime Victim Support

Berks County District Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Unit - Release Notification Program

Provides assistance with enrolling in the state/county prisoner release notification program

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - Government Agency

Enhances the quality, coordination, and planning within the criminal and juvenile justice systems to facilitate the delivery of services to victims of crime and to increase the safety of communities. Offers grants to organizations through a wide variety of programs. Provides victims' compensation for individual victims of crime.

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Funding
Criminal Justice/Legal System Reform Groups
Crime Victim Compensation
Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
General Crime Victim Assistance

Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County - Counseling Services

Offers a variety of strengths-based confidential counseling services for survivors of domestic violence.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Support Groups
In Person Crisis Intervention

Victims Resource Center - Victims Compensation Assistance Program

Offers assistance in applying for the Victims Compensation Assistance Program. The Victims Compensation Assistance Program helps victims and their families through the emotional and physical aftermath of a crime by easing the financial impact placed upon them by the crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance