Welcome our new Hotline Advocate, Nicole Vangrimbergen!

Victim Support Services is excited to announce that we hired a new hotline advocate, Nicole Vangrimbergen!  Nicole comes to VSS with a wealth of experience. In the past, she has been a Correctional Custody Officer for the Washington State Department of Corrections, a Case Manager with Pioneer Human Services providing supervision for Federal, United States Probation, and Pre-Trial service offenders, a Watch Commander/Administrative Supervisor for Security Industry Specialists, Inc., an Administrative Officer/Fare Enforcement Officer for Securitas Security Services and more.   She has her Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Security from the University of Phoenix, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration and Associates of Science in Criminal Justice Administration.  Professionally she enjoys instructing and opportunities to remain up to date on current affairs for the criminal justice systems throughout the country.
When Nicole is not working, she loves spending time with her three daughters and Great Dane, Indigo.  She is an advent reader, everything from research statistics, women’s studies, and criminal profiling.  She also enjoys fishing, walking, hiking, cooking, and crocheting.  
Nicole will be answering hotline calls after hours on the Washington State Crime Victim Service Center Hotline.  She comes to VSS ready to support those individuals who have been hurt or harmed by crime.  All of us here are thrilled to have Nicole be part of the VSS team.  

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Testimonials

"With the help of VSS, you are empowered and encouraged to fight back and be pro-active. Then your conscience can be more at peace because you know you have taken some action to protest crimes inflicted on your loved one. It is sometimes your only consolation."

“The one takeaway for me in working with VSS is that it is a necessary organization. I know they are funded by grants and fundraisers but it’s something we need to make sure as a community that they have the funding needed because what they do for people in need doesn’t happen anywhere else. This is the only place that this happens and VSS helps with so many things.”

David Rose

Anchor, Q13 News and Host, Washington’s Most Wanted

“VSS is there when the unthinkable happens.  When a police officer knocks on your door and gives you tragic news, VSS helps navigate the court system, which can be very confusing. VSS is compassion, caring, and commitment. Commitment to once justice is done that victims and their families can move forward with their lives.”

Jennifer Gregerson

Mayor, City of Mukilteo

“VSS has been our partner in recovery and healing and a key part in what makes Mukilteo Strong. VSS has been a trusted advocate for the victims that have suffered so much in the community.  I’m so grateful to VSS as our partner in strength.”

Jon Nehring

Mayor, City of Marysville

“VSS is there for people in their darkest hour. At a time when they need an advocate and friend, VSS steps in to fill that gap and help them begin their journey back to some sense of normalcy.” 

Myrle Carner

Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound

“This thing about closure. There is never really closure in a victim’s life but VSS helps individuals to get closer to that and that’s critical because the cops and the judicial system just move on to another case because they don’t have time. Victims live with this trauma forever so VSS is with them for as long as they need the services. VSS takes the time, more importantly, they really care."

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