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Crime Victim Center of Erie County - Victim Services

Provides adult and juvenile court accompaniment, restitution assistance, and crime victim compensation assistance.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Court Ordered Victim Restitution Services
Crime Victim Compensation

Community Action - Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention

Helps domestic violence victims and their children remain safe by providing emergency shelter, 24- hour hotline, community and school educational programs, options counseling, legal advocacy, and group support.

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Domestic Violence Support Groups
Adult Child Abuse Survivor Counseling
Legal Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines

County of Lancaster - Victim/Witness 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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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Crime Witness Support

Berks County District Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Unit - Supportive Counseling

Assist victims with emotional needs as a result of victimization

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Adams County Victim Witness Assistance Program - Victim Witness Assistance Program

Provides advocacy and guidance to return to their pre-crime status. Assists criminal case proceed. Accompanies clients to any and all interviews with law enforcement, and meetings with prosecuting district attorneys. Advocates with employers, creditors, schools, and much more.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Crime Witness Support

Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network - Community Crisis Intervention Program

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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Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Services
Outreach Programs
Youth Violence Prevention
Gang Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Gun Violence Issues

YWCA Hanover - Safe Home

Provides a 24-hour confidential, domestic violence support hotline. Makes referrals for temporary or emergency safe shelter. Offers legal advocacy, including assistance with filing a Protection From Abuse Order. Coordinates with other social service agencies that provide assistance with health, finances, housing, drug/alcohol treatment, support groups, children's services, employment/training, food, furniture, clothing, and more. Provides referral and support services, child therapy, and the W.E.A.V.E. (Women's Empowerment Against Violent Environments) adult support group, which includes free childcare during group sessions. Delivers community education for all groups, including educational speakers and age-appropriate outreach materials. Provides accompaniment and/or transportation to appointments/hearings, including civil and criminal hearings. Also offers options for counseling and crisis response, with free childcare provided when necessary. Offers volunteer opportunities.

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Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Advocacy
General Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Issues
Domestic Violence Support Groups
General Abuse Prevention
Volunteer Opportunities

Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley - Crime Victims Support Services

Provides support and services to victims of all violence including sexual assault, their families and significant others. Offers support groups for rape survivors, children, pre-adolescents, teens, parents of sexually abused children, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, male survivor's and homicide survivors. Other services include trained counselors who can accompany victims of violence to the emergency room, police departments or to court. Individual and support group counseling are available. Also provides education and resources on crime victimization and prevention for interested individuals and groups.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Sexual Assault Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Counseling
Crime Victims
Crime Victim Support Groups

Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley - Crime Victims Support Services

Provides support and services to victims of all violence including sexual assault, their families and significant others. Offers support groups for rape survivors, children, pre-adolescents, teens, parents of sexually abused children, adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, male survivor's and homicide survivors. Other services include trained counselors who can accompany victims of violence to the emergency room, police departments or to court. Individual and support group counseling are available. Also provides education and resources on crime victimization and prevention for interested individuals and groups.

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Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Crime Victims
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Sexual Assault Prevention
General Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Counseling
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia - West/Southwest Victim Services

Offers supportive counseling, referrals, and assistance with the legal system to victims of crime. Assists with the processes for obtaining crime victim's compensation and protection orders. Services offered include emotional and crisis support, information on police and court proceedings, court accompaniment at the preliminary hearing, assistance in obtaining protection orders, and referrals to other agencies for additional services such as emergency food, shelter, home repairs, and more.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

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

YWCA Northcentral Pennsylvania - Wise Options

Provides comprehensive victim services ranging from emergency shelter for survivors and their children fleeing violence, to community based services, advocacy, and support.

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Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines

Citizens Against Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse - PA SAVIN

Provides an innovative, confidential and automated service that helps individuals and/or families track the status of an offender, housed in a COUNTY jail within the Commonwealth. Allows Pennsylvania residents to receive real-time information about an offender's custody status, such as an inmate's release, transfer or escape.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

York County Government - County Administration - District Attorney, Row Officer

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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Offender Registries/Community Notification
Crime Witness Support
General Crime Reporting
District Attorney
General Crime Victim Assistance
Bad Check Reporting

Cumberland County Victim Services Division - Victim Services

Provides assistance to victims and witnesses of crime during their involvement with the criminal justice system.

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Berks County District Attorney's Victim/Witness Assistance Unit - Assistance with Restitution

Provides restitution forms, assists in completion of forms and calculates restitution

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General Crime Victim Assistance

Schuylkill County Government Information - County Government

Consists of the County Council, which is the governing legislative body, and the County Executive, who oversees 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, and Solicitor.

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Tax Collection Agencies
Child Custody Orders
County Government Information Services
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Probate Courts
Divorce Records
Death Related Records/Permits
Criminal State Trial Courts
Court Filing Offices
Correctional Facilities
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Adoption Courts
Local Officials Offices
General Crime Victim Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Concealed Weapons Permits
Land Use Planning and Regulation Services
Civil State Trial Courts
Consumer Complaints
Passports
Law Enforcement Records/Files
Criminal Record Expungement Assistance
Court Records
Name/Personal Information Modification Assistance
Marriage Licenses
Disaster Management Organizations
Crime Witness Support
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Property Tax Information

Institute for the Development of African-American Youth - Community Crisis Intervention Program

Uses a credible messenger model to prevent and reduce gun violence in Philadelphia’s most violent neighborhoods. Provides teams of crisis workers / credible messengers who ride and walk-through assigned Police Service Areas, mediate conflicts, and build meaningful relationships in the community to help prevent violence. Also provides outreach and referrals to resources to victims of violence crime.

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Neighborhood Dispute Resolution Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Youth Violence Prevention
Gang Programs
Gun Violence Issues
Outreach Programs

Safe Berks - Medical Advocacy

On-site advocates at all local hospitals; On-site response to medical advocacy calls 24/7/365; access to Safe Berks services, info, advocacy, safety planning and shelter; specialized education to healthcare providers

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Advocacy
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Issues
Sexual Assault Issues

Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia - Youth Violence Outreach

Partners with Philadelphia schools to identify young people who have experienced violence-related trauma. Program therapists and counselors provide a variety of trauma-informed services including individual clinical therapy, psycho-educational groups, and mentoring.

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Mentoring Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Group Counseling
Individual Counseling

Women's Resource Center - Support Services

Provides ongoing empowerment counseling, tailored to individual needs, to victims, children and significant others. This includes crisis, economic and educative counseling. Additionally, support groups are held regularly for adults or teens who are survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. The Barbara J. Hart Justice Center provides legal assistance to program participants, including representation, consultation and court preparation. Services include safety planning, Protection From Abuse orders, child custody, child support, divorce, nuisance ordinances from landlords, evictions, consumer debt, banking and tax issues, immigration issues, and employment cases.

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Group Counseling
General Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Individual Counseling
Domestic Violence Issues
Sexual Assault Counseling

Juniata County Crime Victim Services - Crime Victim Services

Provides services to victims and witnesses of crimes, including case notification, case management, crisis and supportive counseling, impact statement development and assistance, restitution assistance, victim compensation assistance, legal advocacy, liasion with district attorney and law enforcement for criminal proceedings, and registration for notification of offenders release, escape, or transfer from prison.

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General Victim Impact Programs
General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Witness Support
General Crime Prevention Programs
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Comprehensive Information and Referral

St. Luke's Penn Foundation - Assertive Community Treatment

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
Outpatient Mental Health Facilities
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Home Based Mental Health Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Outreach Programs

Franklin County Government - Victim Witness Services

Helps make the entire juvenile justice process more understandable and less stressful for the victims and witnesses of juvenile crime. Connects individuals with a Victim Service Coordinator, who is the advocate and guide for victims and witnesses as their case makes its way through the Juvenile Justice System. Provides services including accompaniment to court, orientation to the juvenile justice system, court preparation, advocacy, notification of all phases of the case, assistance with completing victim's assistance compensation program (VCAP) forms, and assistance with preparing a victim impact statement.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Witness Support
Probation

Crime Victims' Center of Chester County - Crime Victim's Compensation

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.

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Crime Victim Support