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
State officials tour new mobile child advocacy center in Delaware County
June 25, 2019 - 1:45pmCounty is the first to receive a state-funded mobile center to enhance services for children who are victims of physical and sexual abuse
Online Resource Connecting Victims of Crime to Civil Legal Services Now Available in Capital Region, Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley and North Country Counties
June 13, 2019 - 3:15pmNew York State Office of Victim Services partnered with nonprofits to create New York Crime Victims Legal Help, now available in 26 counties