Victims Resource Center of the Finger Lakes

• Description:

  Thirty-three years ago, a group of concerned community members started Rape Crisis of Wayne County, with the expansion of services a few years later to include domestic violence and a name change to Victim Resource Center of Wayne County. In 2001 the VRC extended its services to migrant farmworker family victims in twelve counties in Upstate New York, while providing the only domestic violence crisis shelter in the counties of Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, and Yates, with the name change to Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Inc.

  The VRC provides domestic, sexual, stalking, dating violence and child abuse services including:

  •24/7 bilingual (Spanish/English) confidential, toll-free hotline at: 1-800-456-1172;

  •bilingual crisis intervention;

  •the only Domestic Violence Shelter in the counties of Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, and Yates. The VRC also accepts all New York State shelter referrals from surrounding counties;

  •personal, community, criminal justice, medical and legal advocacy;

  •short-term counseling;

  •information and referrals;

  •Trauma-informed care;

  •hotline coverage & referrals for Runaway and Homeless Youth (WC);

  •NYS Office of Victim Services (formerly CVB) application assistance;

  •school prevention education programs;

  •trainings for area police, DA offices, local magistrates, churches, agencies, EMT's, 911 Operators, etc.;

  •Girls Groups & Safe Dates Programs in area schools (VRC - certified facilitator agency);

  •Women's Empowerment Group;

  •Anti-Bullying Program including Active Bystander Program;

  •"Financial Freedom" Empowerment Group;

  •P.A.C.T. (Parents And Children Together);

  •legal referrals for migrant and dairy farmworker victims of domestic and sexual violence in eight counties in Upstate New York;

  •Cultural and Linguistic Competency Training for four counties;

  •bilingual hotline coverage for four counties for migrant and dairy farmworker victims, Hispanic/Latino victims and their children;

  •advocacy and assistance with Family Offense and Custody Petitions;

  •Sexual Assault Children's Programming;

  •comprehensive prevention education and community outreach program;

  •Darkness into Light/Stewards of Children: Facilitating agency for child abuse prevention education;

  •"Enough is Enough" program facilitation regarding the NYS legislation regarding college campus adoption of comprehensive procedures and guidelines.

  •"Stand-up Guy" Men's Group - "Are you a member of the Silent Majority?";

  •Wayne County Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence; and

  •Anti-trafficking program.

  Provider:The Victims Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, INC
  Provider Address:The Victims Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, INC, 132 Harrison Street, NEWARK, NY, 14513
  Areas Served:Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Yates
  Transport Available:No
  Telephone:

  Hotline(800)-456-1172
  Type:VoiceToll Free:Yes

  Office phone(315)-331-1171
  Type:VoiceToll Free:No

  Bi-Lingual hotline(800)-456-1172
  Type:VoiceToll Free:No

  Bi-Lingual Office(800)-456-1172
  Type:VoiceToll Free:Yes

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  Last Update:8/19/2019 12:17 PM