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Provides victims with information, advocacy and community referrals.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Legal Aid
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
* Provides free and confidential services to those affected by sexual assault, domestic violence, or other violent crimes.
  • 24 Hour Hotline
  • Emergency Housing Assistance for Survivors
  • Crisis & Short Term Domestic Violence and Assault Survivor Counseling
  • Information & Referrals
  • Advocacy with Legal Proceedings
  • Support Groups
  • Community Education & Training
  • NYC Crime Victims Assistance
  • Assistance with Family Court Petitions
  • Adult & Child Therapy
  • SANE - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

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Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Life Care Planning
Public Awareness/Education
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Crime Victim/Witness Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Information and Referral
Domestic Violence Hotlines
General Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Counseling
Victim Assistance Program is often the first point of contact for victims seeking information, compensation, advocacy and emotional support related to their new and unwanted status as victims of crime. Advocates can immediately draw upon the resources of OVS for the purpose of delivering direct services, including referrals to all appropriate resources throughout New York, particularly other OVS funded victim assistance programs and the established network of crime victim service providers, compensation claims assistance (including emergency OVS compensation claims assistance), information, personal advocacy and follow-up contact through in person contact, telephone, mail, and e-mail.
Victims of rape and survivors of sexual assault current and past receive crisis intervention, counseling, accompaniment to hospital, health care advocacy, criminal justice system advocacy, and other services.

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Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Counseling
Provides a safety net for individuals who have no other way to pay for costs - including but not limited to medical bills, counseling expenses, burial and funeral costs, and lost wages - resulting from being victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Compensation
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
The Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance program, provides specialized services to sexual assault survivors, their families and friends, as well as crime victims.
Offers safe shelter for survivors of intimate partner abuse. Shelter provides 9-bed homey atmosphere and comprehensive services.

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Domestic Violence Shelters
General Crime Victim Assistance
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Individual Advocacy
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Foster Care/Temporary Shelter for Animals
* Administers the Town police department and services. Community services. Victim's Assistance. Animal control. Crime tip line. Provides fingerprinting for job applications.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Employment Related Fingerprinting
Municipal Police
General Crime Reporting
Animal Control
CVAC staff helps crime victims apply for victim's financial compensation from New York State Office of Victim Services. Guidelines for compensation explained and could include reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment not covered by insurance, loss of earnings, counseling, transportation for court appearances, and burial expenses.

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Crime Victim Compensation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Provides an online resource to help victims of crime get civil legal information and services, related to their housing, employment, and safety.

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Legal Representation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Victims of crime may be eligible for benefits with the NYS Crime Victims Board CVB under certain circumstances including those who were physically injured as a result of a crime, children under 18, elderly 60 or over, disabled, the surviving spouse, parent, grandparent, stepparent, stepchild, child, or person dependent upon the victim who dies as a result of a crime, or the person who paid or incurred the burial expense of an innocent victim who died as a direct result of a crime limited to burial expenses only.

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Crime Victim / Witness Counseling
Crime Victim Support Groups
Crime Victim Compensation
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provide legal assistance with any victim compensation applications; legal assistance to any victim or witness with regards to any legal action related to New York Criminal Procedure Law Chapter 245; provides information on victim’s and witness’s legal rights and protections with regards to criminal process; and assist victims to submit comments to courts and parole boards.
Albany Memorial Hospital provides healthcare services for patients in the community. This is a 165-bed community hospital. Albany Memorial offers acute care and ambulatory surgery and a range of services including emergency services, critical care, ambulatory surgery, diabetes management and care for congestive heart failure. Samaritan Hospital offers The Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance program, provide specialized services to sexual assault survivors, their families and friends, as well as crime victims. Also offers a women's health center with mammogram services.

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Mammograms
General Acute Care Hospitals
General Crime Victim Assistance
Provides crisis intervention, support, and information regarding medical, legal, or emotional aspects of crime or abuse, ways to assist a survivor, prevention information, and program services. Individuals are referred to a wide range of agencies who provide therapy, shelter care, legal, and financial information and assistance.
The Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance program, provides specialized services to sexual assault survivors, their families and friends, as well as crime victims.
* Connects victims of crime with civil legal assistance (non-criminal assistance) via online resources and library.* Offers resources for attorneys, advocates, social workers, counselors, and case managers who work with victims of crime and are assisting them with their legal and non-legal needs. This hub offers a library of resources generated by members of the Advocate Gateway.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Legal Representation
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
Victim Assistance Program is often the first point of contact for victims seeking information, compensation, advocacy and emotional support related to their new and unwanted status as victims of crime. Advocates can immediately draw upon the resources of OVS for the purpose of delivering direct services, including referrals to all appropriate resources throughout New York, particularly other OVS funded victim assistance programs and the established network of crime victim service providers, compensation claims assistance (including emergency OVS compensation claims assistance), information, personal advocacy and follow-up contact through in person contact, telephone, mail, and e-mail.

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Specialized Information and Referral
General Crime Victim Assistance
* Offers emergency police, fire and ambulance services within Livingston County. Police services for all of Livingston County not covered by village/town police departments. Fingerprinting services. Hosts Victim Advocate Program.

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911 Services
Employment Related Fingerprinting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Municipal Police
Victim Advocate accompanies and assists victims of violent crime, rape, abuse, and domestic violence through criminal justice process, including meeting with officials, and at appearances at family or criminal court.

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Individual Advocacy
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
General Crime Victim Assistance
Sexual Assault Counseling
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Offers legal advocacy, short term counseling, accompaniment and advocacy, information and referrals, and assistance applying for crime victims compensation to primary and secondary victims of crime.

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General Crime Victim Assistance
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Provides crisis intervention, support, and information regarding medical, legal, or emotional aspects of crime or abuse, ways to assist a survivor, prevention information, and program services. Individuals are referred to a wide range of agencies who provide therapy, shelter care, legal, and financial information and assistance.