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Victim Crisis
Assistance and Referral Service
Lanark County (VCARS
- LC)
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VCARS is an acronym
for Victim Crisis Assistance and Referral
Service.
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Community
and volunteer based crisis response program that
provides a variety of immediate, short-term crisis assistance to persons affected by crime,
tragic circumstance and disaster.
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Operates
24 and 7, 365 days per year.
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Staff
and trained volunteers provide emotional support,
practical assistance and an information and referral
program, on-site or by telephone.
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Role is to assist
victims in identifying immediate needs,
transportation, personal support, available
options for support, and providing referrals to
community agencies for longer term assistance.
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Works in partnership
with local police services
(Smiths Falls Police
Service, Perth Police Service, Lanark County Ontario
Provincial Police), and
community partners*.
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Facilitates
VQRP (Victim Quick Response Program) for victims
of crime.
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Designated
VCARS-LC volunteers have also lent their
services to police for assistance in times of
disaster.
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A not-for-profit,
charitable organization, funded by the
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney
General, Ontario Victim
Services Secretariat.
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Services offered
free of charge and based on the concept of
'Neighbours Helping
Neighbours, Community Helping Community'.
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Governed
by a Board
of Directors.
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A member of the
Ontario Network of Victim
Service Providers.
* Children’s Aid society of
the County of Lanark and Town of Smiths Falls,
Lanark County Interval
House,
Lanark County Mental
Health,
Lanark County Sexual
Assault/Domestic Violence Program Perth & Smiths Falls
District Hospital,
Masonic Lodge # 504 –
Otterlake,
Open Doors For Lanark
Children and Youth,
The Men’s Project, and
Victim Witness Assistance
Program (VWAP).
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