Seattle Foundation's 7th Annual GiveBIG is Wednesday, May 10th!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from Midnight to Midnight, The Seattle Foundation will host its sventh annual GiveBIG and Victim Support Services is participating! For every donation made on www.theseattlefoundation.org on Wednesday, May 10th, The Seattle Foundation will add matching funds to help make the most of your donation.” google_fonts=”font_family:Raleway%3A100%2C200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800%2C900|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492556389880{padding-top: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”If Victim Support Services raises at least $100 in donations we…
Read MoreJoin VSS for our Missing and Unidentified Persons awareness event on May 18th
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1491868262260{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every missing person is someone’s son or daughter, father or mother, brother or sister, husband or wife. There are hundreds of families in the State of Washington dealing with the profound devastation of a loved one that is missing. There are also over 100 deceased persons currently needing to be identified. Law enforcement relies on the community and the media as partners in their…
Read MoreVictim Support Services Announces New Leadership Team
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESS RELEASE MARCH 15, 2017″ font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:right” google_fonts=”font_family:Droid%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row]Media Contact: Dr. Michaela Weber, Executive Director [email protected][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1489596756578{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Everett Office: 425.252.6081[vc_row][vc_column][ctitle title=”Victim Support Services Announces New Leadership Team” uppercase=”no” background=”#ffffff” font_size=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1489597100851{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”] (WASHINGTON STATE) — Victim Support Services (VSS), a crime victim’s service agency…
Read MoreBook Review: The Disappearance: A Primer of Loss Genevieve Jurgensen Copyright 1994
“A few years ago I used to drive out onto the countryside and yell at the top of my lungs: “Mathilde!’ I was really calling her. It would not have really surprised me if my eldest daughter had appeared in her denim dungarees and her checked shirt at the end of the dirt track. Of course she did not come. At least I had spoken her…
Read MoreA Day in the Life of a Trauma Therapist
A Day in the Life of a Trauma Therapist By: Michelle Pauley, Mental Health Therapist, Victim Support Services When I tell people that I am a Trauma Therapist serving the students of a local high school that experienced a mass shooting, I usually hear something like “wow, that must be really hard”. While I like to consider myself a hard worker, the truth is I…
Read MoreCrime During the Holidays
Crime During the Holidays By: Brigitta Ellwein, Victim Services Coordinator, King County The holiday season is here and almost everyone likes to celebrate by getting into the holiday spirit. That often entails shopping, having family gatherings, and going to community events to see lights and maybe get a glimpse of Santa himself. When you are having so much fun being merry,…
Read More#GivingTuesday is November, 29th!
#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving. Since its inaugural year in 2012, #GivingTuesday has become a movement that celebrates and supports giving and philanthropy with events throughout the year and a growing catalog of…
Read MoreWhen Tragedy Strikes Close to Home
Our instant news culture makes the world feel like a very small place. Incidences of violence from around the country may be shocking and disturbing but all too often lately, the violence has been very close to home. From Marysville to Mukilteo and now in Burlington, tragedy and traumatic loss lie heavy on our hearts. We grieve as individuals and as communities and we try…
Read MoreWelcome our new Whatcom & Skagit Counties Victim Services Coordinator!
Victim Support Services is excited to announce Janelle Barton as our new Whatcom & Skagit Victim Counties Services Coordinator! Janelle joins VSS from Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services (DVSAS) in Whatcom County where she worked as the Safe Housing Coordinator. Prior to working as the Safe Housing coordinator for DVSAS she worked on the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault hotline responding to crisis callers and responding…
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