Victim assistance program

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Our Victim Assistance Program is funded by the New York State Office of Victim Services and offers immigration case relief, a sexual assault survivors support group and a 24/7 Spanish language hotline aiming to help victims of gender-based violence, hate crimes, and wage theft. Additionally, as a part of the Victim Assistance Program victims will be provided with a case manager that will connect them to additional resources if necessary or assist them with a victim's compensation application if eligible. Our Ayuda Latina hotline volunteers have received over 40 hours of training in crisis intervention, providing emotional support, active listening as well as all the aforementioned crimes in the program's description. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the hotline expanded to be able to help callers who have been affected. Callers to the Ayuda Latina hotline can be provided with food pantry information, testing sites, mental health resources, and other COVID related resources.

Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004The Crime Victims' Rights Act, part of the Justice for All Act of 2004, enumerates the rights afforded to victims in federal criminal cases. The Act grants victims the following rights:

1. The right to protection from the accused,
   
2. The right to notification,
   
3. The right not to be excluded from proceedings,
   
4. The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings,
   
5. The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney,
   
6. The right to restitution,
   
7. The right to a proceedings free from unreasonable delay,
   
8. The right to be treated with fairness, and respect for the victims' dignity and privacy
   

The Crime Victims' Rights Act was named for Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn, murder victims whose families were denied some or all of the rights granted by the Act in the course of their cases.


https://vsp.ovs.ny.gov/vsp/index.html

People eligible for compensation include:

• Victims of a crime who were injured during the crime
  
• Disabled victims, under 18 or over 60 who were not physically injured during the crime
  
• Those who paid for or incurred burial costs for an innocent crime victim
  
• Certain victims of unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping, or stalking
  
• Certain victims of labor or sex trafficking
  
• In order to be eligible, the crime must be reported to a criminal justice agency
  

Supplementary documentation required, varies on a case by case basis.
As a part of our Victims Assistance Program, our case manager is available to help fill out the Crime Victims Compensation application and guide you through the process.