Posts Tagged ‘community events’
OPEN HOUSE
Get your game face on, and wear your favorite football team’s gear, to VSS’s last Open House of the year! Come check out our admin office in Everett and learn about Victim Support Services. We provide free and confidential services to victims of crime, and the more the community knows about VSS, the more people…
Read MoreNational Night Out Against Crime
National Night Out is an annual event where communities across the country connect with law enforcement. The focus of National Night Out is to get neighborhoods actively involved in preventing crime in their community. At National Night Out, you will be able to visit tables for various community organizations and interact with your local first…
Read MoreJoin VSS for our King County Missing and Unidentified Persons awareness event on May 24th
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…
Read MoreNational Night Out Against Crime
National Night Out is a community event where neighbors and organizations to come together to make all our neighborhoods a little safer. It began 31 years ago in an effort to bring together community partners, residents, and law enforcement, and has been going strong ever since. National Night Out is held on the first Tuesday…
Read MoreVictims’ Rights Are Important
Every day we read, see and listen about the crime that is happening in our communities. For most people it is easy to dismiss the crime that has taken place because “I don’t live in that neighborhood”, “I don’t associate with those people”, or “I don’t engage in that behavior”. The sad truth is that…
Read MoreVictims' Rights Are Important
Every day we read, see and listen about the crime that is happening in our communities. For most people it is easy to dismiss the crime that has taken place because “I don’t live in that neighborhood”, “I don’t associate with those people”, or “I don’t engage in that behavior”. The sad truth is that…
Read MoreKing County Food Drive – Thank You!
The Federal Detention Center, in Sea-Tac, graciously combined efforts with their staff and inmates to donate a whopping sixteen boxes of food for victims of crime in King County! Food items are being sorted and distributed to families in need by our King County Victim Services Coordinator, Colleen Ingalls. For their effort and generosity, we…
Read MoreNational Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims
Last Wednesday, September 25th was National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. In 2007, Congress designated Sept. 25 as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. Robert and Charlotte Hullinger, of Cincinnati, formed Parents of Murdered Children following the 1978 murder of their 19-year-old daughter, Lisa, while she was studying in Germany. The annual day of observance…
Read MoreCharles Moore Motorcycle Ride To Benefit Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims
Please Join us for The Apple Dumpling Motorcycle Club’s 6th annual motorcycle ride to honor Charles “UpChuck” Moore, who was murdered in 2005. It’s a great way to honor a man who is loved and missed by many. Proceeds go to benefit Families & Friends of Crime Victims. February 23, 2013 Leaving: Auburn Eagles @ 1pm…
Read MoreCharles Moore Motorcycle Ride To Benefit Families & Friends of Violent Crime Victims
Please Join us for The Apple Dumpling Motorcycle Club’s 6th annual motorcycle ride to honor Charles “UpChuck” Moore, who was murdered in 2005. It’s a great way to honor a man who is loved and missed by many. Proceeds go to benefit Families & Friends of Crime Victims. February 23, 2013 Leaving: Auburn Eagles @ 1pm…
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