Victims Resource Center - Accompaniment and Assistance
1001 Mahoning Street, Lehighton, PA 18235
Eligibility
Hours
Application process
Call for more information.
Fees
Services free of charge.
Service area
Carbon, PA
Luzerne, PA
Wyoming, PA
Description
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.
Providing organization
Victims Resource Center
Provides comprehensive services for victims of all types of crime.