Welcome 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…
Read MoreJune 2nd is National Gun Violence Awareness Day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”#WearOrange on June 2nd!” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23f79838″ google_fonts=”font_family:Dosis%3A200%2C300%2Cregular%2C500%2C600%2C700%2C800|font_style:800%20bold%20regular%3A800%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row] On January 21st, 2013, Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old high school student from the south side of Chicago, marched in President Obama’s 2nd inaugural parade. One week later, Hadiya was shot and killed. Orange is the color a group of Hadiya’s friends chose to wear to remember her life. They chose orange because that’s what hunters wear in the…
Read MoreGiveBIG for Victim Support Services on Tuesday, May 3rd!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4234″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, MORE THAN $56 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN THE GREATER SEATTLE COMMUNITY THROUGH GIVEBIG.” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:30px|text_align:center|color:%2321d1d1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Droid%20Serif%3Aregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][/vc_row] On Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from Midnight to Midnight, The Seattle Foundation will host its sixth annual GiveBIG and Victim Support Services is participating! For every donation made on www.theseattlefoundation.org on Tuesday, May 3rd, The Seattle Foundation will add matching funds to help make the…
Read MoreNational Night Out is Tuesday, August 2nd
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1459285507695{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] This year, National Night Out against crime is Tuesday, August 2nd! National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. It furthermore provides an opportunity to bring people and police together. Neighborhoods across the nation host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and other community events with safety demos, seminars. youth…
Read MoreVSS is offering a free informational class on identity theft!
Unfortunately we had to cancel this free informational workshop. If you would like to receive information still, we would be more than happy to meet with you. Please call us at 425.252.6081 for more information and to set something up. [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1459279977032{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is coming up on April 10-16. To observe it this year, Victim Support Services has decided to…
Read MoreThe New Statewide Hotline is up and running!
Did you know that as of February 1st, Victim Support Services now runs and manages the new statewide hotline for general crime victims? We are very excited for this opportunity and have been very busy with this transition and it is still a work in progress. What this means is that VSS will be answering all crisis calls for Washington State. Before switching to statewide,…
Read MoreWelcome Christina, our new Snohomish and Island County Victim Services Coordinator!
As our new victim advocate for Snohomish and Island counties, last month we welcomed Christina to our VSS team! Christina comes to VSS with a wealth of experience working with those who have been hurt or harmed by crime. Christina joins us from Colorado where she worked as a victim advocate for the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office. Prior to her work with law enforcement, she…
Read MoreToday December 1 is #GivingTuesday!
Now that Black Friday and Cyber Monday have passed, give back today on #GivingTuesday! Victim Support Services has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off…
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