Victims Assistance Services
2269 Saw Mill River Road
Building #3
Elmsford, NY 10523

Contact Person:

May Kruiel, Director

Phone Number:

(914) 345-3313

Fax Number:

(914) 345-3513

Email:

ksadelici@westcop.org

Web address:

Number of Yrs in Service:

28 years

Mission
Statement:

Victims Assistance Services, a component program of Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc., provides free, comprehensive and compassionate services to crime victims and their families, friends and loved ones. VAS also works to end violence through community action, public policy and cultural change and through prevention education programs in schools and in other community venues.

It is our belief that through education and the raising of public awareness, we can over time alter the cultural context that allows interpersonal violence to flourish, mitigate the shame inducing stigma of victimization and provide former victims the opportunity to regain as sense of dignity and wholeness.

Disabilities Served:

Hearing Impaired	ü	Visually Impaired	ü
Emotional / Psychiatric	ü	Mental Retardation	ü
Developmental Disabilities	ü	Physical Disabilities	ü
Learning Disabilities	ü	Autism	ü
Medically Fragile	ü	Traumatic Brain Injured	ü
Other Disabilities:

Ages Served:

0 to 5	ü	22 to 65	ü
6 to 21	ü	65 and over	ü

Recreation Services Provided:

Arts		Team Sports
Biking		Tennis
Camps		Theater
Dance		Videography
Horseback Riding		Wheelchair Sports
Martial Arts		Writing
Music		Yoga
Social		Swimming
Other Recreation:

Education Services Provided:

Early Intervention		High School
Pre-School		Post Secondary
Elementary/Middle School		Pre-Vocational
Professional		Assessments
Other Education:

Transportation Services Provided:

Public		Travel Training
Private
Other Transportation:

Housing Services Provided:

Group Homes		Supported Apartments
Other Housing:

Legal / Support / Advocacy Services Provided:

Guardianship		Assessments
Pooled Trusts		Disability Rights Advocacy
Supplemental Needs Trust		Disability Support Groups
School Advocacy	ü	Sexuality Awareness Counseling	ü
Other Legal / Support / Advocacy Services:

Medical Services Provided:

Clinical Services		Nutrition Counseling
Dental		Psychiatric Psychological Services
Adaptive Technology		Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy		Physical Therapy
Other Medical Services:

Vocational Services Provided:

Diagnostic Vocational Evaluation		Sheltered Employment
Vocational Training		Supported Employment
Pre-Vocational Training		Competitive Employment
Vocational Counseling
Other Vocational Services:

Community Day Services Provided:

Day Habilitation		Drop-In Center
Day Treatment		Psychological
Special Education		Pre-Employment
Other Day Services: Addressing trauma related to crime