OVS recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October 1, 2019 - 10:15amThe state Office of Victim Services (OVS) proudly joins the nation in recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month
OVS recognizes National Campus Safety Awareness Month
September 10, 2019 - 11:30amThe state Office of Victim Services proudly joins the nation in recognizing September as National Campus Safety Awareness Month (NCSAM).
Governor Cuomo Announces Innovative Program Providing Civil Legal Assistance to Crime Victims and Expansion of New York Crime Victims Legal Help Website
August 30, 2019 - 1:45pmCollaboration Provides Alternative Dispute Resolution and Legal Assistance for Individuals in Erie, Genesee and Niagara Counties to Resolve Civil Matters Resulting from their Victimization
State Officials Tour New Mobile Child Advocacy Center Serving Fulton, Montgomery and Hamilton Counties
August 28, 2019 - 2:15pmMobile Center allows the Regional Child Advocacy Center of Fulton, Montgomery & Hamilton Counties to improve services for children who are victims of physical and sexual abuse
Brownsville shooting victims may be eligible for OVS assistance
August 2, 2019 - 4:15pmThe state Office of Victim Services seeks to reach individuals who were injured during a mass shooting that occurred late Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood.
New York State Office of Victim Services announces expansion in benefits to assist families, others with burial costs for individuals who have been victims of crime
June 27, 2019 - 11:00amEmergency awards for burial expenses increased to $3,000, reduction for contributing conduct capped at 50 percent for death claims