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Our
Vision and
Mission
The vision of Thunder Bay and
Area Victim Services is:
Committed to
Compassionate Reliable Victim
Centered Services
Mission:
In
pursuit of this vision, Thunder
Bay and Area Victim Services
provides immediate victim
centered support in partnership
with emergency services
To
assist us in achieving this
mission we offer:
VICTIM CRISIS ASSISTANCE
AND REFERRAL SERVICE
(VCARS)
Victim
Crisis Assistance and Referral
Service (VCARS)
is a community-based service
assisting police and emergency
services in providing short term
emotional support and practical
assistance to victims of crime
and tragedy. Community
volunteers support victims to
meet their immediate needs and
supply referral to existing
community service if longer term
care is required.
Crisis
assistance is given by trained
volunteers who are on call to
police 24 hours a day 7 days a
week. With victim consent, the
attending officer(s) contacts
VCARS
to provide emotional support or
practical assistance as needed.
VCARS
volunteers will assist victims
of crime or tragedy including
but not limited to:
assault, domestic violence,
sexual assault, property crime,
robbery, theft, family members
affected by sudden death from
accident, suicide, or homicide,
attempted suicide, and
multi-casualty occurrences.
In addition
to emotional support, volunteers
may provide practical assistance
of making phone calls, assisting
with arranging for essential
needs such as food, lodging etc.
If the victim identifies as
having longer term needs, the
volunteers provide information
and referral options to
community services for ongoing
victim assistance.
What are VCARS objectives?
To lessen the trauma of being
victimized and reduce
possibility of being re-victimized
To provide immediate
short-term practical and
emotional support to help
victim cope with the impact
of crime and/or tragic
circumstance.
To provide information and
referral to organizations
appropriate to victim needs.
To provide an opportunity for
our community to increase
involvement in victim support
and mobilizing crime
prevention.
To educate and promote victim
assistance within the
community.
To support police and
emergency services.
VCARS
is in partnership with
police and emergency services:
Thunder
Bay Police, Ontario Provincial
Police, Anishinabek Police and
Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue
Service

webpage
last updated
04/18/2008

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