Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. Chat Line is available Monday-Friday: 8:00am-5:00pm. Cell phone donations are accepted.

Provides the use of a Montpelier post office box address. The substitute address has no relation to the participant's actual address. First-class mail and service of process are then forwarded, at no cost, to the participant's actual location. Participants can vote, get a driver's license, get married, register births, etc. without fear of being located by their perpetrator. Must be willing to designate the Secretary of State as their agent to receive legal documents and first-class mail and manage a 2-5 day mail delay to allow for mail forwarding.

Provides free and confidential emotional support, advocacy, and referrals to 2STLGBQIA+ Vermonters who have experienced violence, including domestic, sexual, or hate violence, bias, workplace or housing harassment or discrimination, trafficking, or stalking. The SafeSpace Anti-Violence Program works in trauma-sensitive ways with 2STLGBQIA+ survivors of violence & harm and 2STLGBQ+ people who cause violence and harm. 2STLGBQIA+ means Two Spirit, Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, HIV+. Two-Spirit refers to specific gender roles, not sexual orientations, of many Native American and Alaska Native peoples that don't fall into a gender binary. It is a specifically North American Indigenous identity, and not to be used by non Indigenous people. Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy.

Provides current information about offenders to crime victims and the general public, including offender status information and whether the offender is being held in a facility or being supervised in the community. Once registered, interested individuals will be notified immediately of any changes to an offender's custody status.

Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation in partnership with the Saint Johnsbury Police Department. Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victim to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides a confidential support and information hotline. Person-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. Cell phone donations are accepted.

Provides financial assistance of up to $10,000 to eligible crime victims who have experienced a financial loss as the direct result of a crime, as long as the loss is not reimbursable through other sources, such as insurance. When appropriate, money is available to pay for the following expenses: medical and dental care, counseling for victims and family members, funeral expenses, lost wages due to time missed from work, other expenses such as prescriptions, eyeglasses, and limited transportation costs. If death occurs as a result of the crime, legal dependents may receive temporary living expenses. Eligibility for victims of sexual assault is different and specific to that crime. Victims of sexual assault are encouraged to contact CCVS. Applications are available at local police departments, at each State Attorney's office and on the VCCVS website.

Provides investigation of all sexually based crimes and assures that victims are supported through the process. Facilitates the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART), a team of professionals from diverse fields who respond to sex crimes. SART members include investigators from Vermont Department for Children and Families, law enforcement officers, victim advocates, prosecutors and medical and mental health professionals. The team also provides community outreach to educate and increase awareness of impact of these crimes on victims.

Provides confidential 24-hour telephone support. Person-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, hospital emergency room support, and community resource referrals.

Provides an opportunity for dialogue, understanding, accountability and amend making with direct participation of the people who have been affected and other community members. This court diversion program offers low level offenders an alternative to the formal court process and gives them a second chance to make amends to those affected and the community. Provides information, assistance, and support to victims of crime. The program also assists any victims who choose to participate in restorative panels or dialogues with offenders through a safe, victim-initiated and victim-centered process

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. Cell phone donations are accepted.

Offers a victim centered, pre-charge offender program that provides an opportunity to the offenders to participate in an out-of-court process that, upon successful completion, will result in no legal charge being brought against them.

Offers emotional support, victims' rights information, help in finding needed reources, and assistance in filling out crime victim related forms.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. Cell phone donations are accepted.

Provides legal and supportive services including legal consultations and representation in court. Representation is provided for relief-from-abuse hearings, divorce, parentage issues, child support and custody issues, visitation issues, and Guardian ad Litem services in Family Court. Transportation is provided to court hearings, social service appointments, and supervised visits for children. Services also include a life skills and mentoring support group, Women in Transition, to help women build new lives for themselves and their children. Supports the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of women. Can meet a victim of abuse in the home or outside the home, in a safe place, to discuss safety planning, family and individual needs, and the legal process.

Administers a victims of crime compensation program for individuals whose car windows and/or tires have been damaged by crime.

Provides outreach to victims of crime with community-based emotional support and resource navigation .Offers outreach to victims of low-level crimes for a restorative response. Victims in these cases are contacted and offered ways to participate in whatever way is comfortable for them. Offers options for victims to meet with those who have offended against them to ask questions and talk about the impact of the incident on themselves and others.

Maintains contact information about crime victim advocates' offices located throughout Vermont's 14 counties. Provides a variety of supportive services for victims of crimes and their families which may include general emotional support, information about police investigative procedures, and information on the status of court cases and proceedings. Victim Advocates guide victims through the criminal justice process and serve as a liaison with the State's Attorneys and other criminal justice agencies. Advocates notify victims of hearings, prepare victims to testify, and assist victims with applications for Victims Compensation. They also assist with completing Victim Impact Statements, requesting restitution, and requesting notification of their offender's release. The US Attorney's Office (not the Vermont Attorney General's Office) prosecutes federal crimes and assists victims of federal crimes in Vermont through its Victim Witness Program.

Provides confidential support and information. 24-hour hotline. Survivor-directed services may include safety planning, emotional support, assistance in obtaining emergency relief from abuse orders, hospital emergency room support, assistance in finding emergency shelter, advocacy for legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, and community resource referrals. WISE Advocates can meet in person at the WISE Program Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on the Dartmouth College campus, and at other locations within the Upper Valley such as health care facilities, courts, police stations, schools, and community organizations.

Offers services to victims that include trained trauma informed forensic nurses at hospitals, testing, treatment, support services, HIV infection prevention, financial assistance, and a limited amount of counseling. The crime does not need to be reported to law enforcement to receives these services. All services are provided by phone only. If a physical meeting is required, an appointment must be arranged in advance with a staff person. Forensic Nurses at the hospital will assist with explaining the process and filling out and signing forms.