Immigrants and Refugees are among the least likely to report crimes to the police... If victims and witnesses of crime are afraid to report, how else can we reach them?

The New Neighbors Project is offering a free workshop in your community!

“Victim Services: 101”

April through September, 2011

Sponsored by the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services

Adjusting to a new way of life in Vermont should not mean having to stay silent about crime. Please join us for “Victim Services: 101,” an informational workshop that will give an overview of victim services, for such crimes as:

• Domestic violence
• Sexual violence
• Child abuse/neglect
• Robbery
• DWI
• Assault
• Sex and labor slavery/trafficking
• Wage theft

This training will include:

• Increasing awareness of victim support services
• When must the police become involved?
• Victimization in immigrant and refugee communities
• Closing gaps in victim service provision to immigrant and refugee communities
• Immigration relief options for victims of crime
• Responses to your pre-submitted questions and concerns relating to crime victim services

Your community’s understanding will help open channels of support for victims of crime in Vermont.

For more information and/or to sign up for “Victim Services: 101,” please contact:

Barbara Whitchurch

Project Director

bwhitchurch@ccvs.state.vt.us

(802) 241-1250 x 112

Or

Mandy Park

Community Outreach Coordinator

mandypark@gmail.com

(802) 241-1250 x 110

Training of Trainers March 7, 2011

Each year, the Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services offers a free Training of Trainers to our Academy Trainers, as well as others in the larger victim services community who might be interested. Below you will find a short description of the day. Please feel free to pass this along to your colleagues or anyone who might be interested.

2011 Training of Trainers

Hazen's Notch Conference Room
Summit Learning Center, State Office Complex, Osgood Building
Waterbury, Vermont

10 :00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
March 7, 2011

In this 5 ½ hour training, participants will review and analyze such training techniques as:
Creating Clear and Achievable Goals
Group Management Skills
Effective Facilitation Skills
Participants will also have the chance to practice these techniques in this interactive learning environment.

To register or for more information, contact:
Rocío C. Mora, Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator
Vermont Network Against Domestic& Sexual Violence
(802) 223-1302 ext. 109
rocio@vtnetwork.org

The 2011 Advanced Victim Assistance
Academy: Training of Trainers is sponsored by the VT Network Against Domestic and Sexual
Violence, and the VT Center for Crime Victim Services.

Directions to the Summit Learning Center:

From I-89 (North or South):
Take Exit 10
From 89 South, turn Left onto Rt 100 South
From 89 North, merge (Right) onto Rt 100 South
Head towards Waterbury on Rt 100 South
At the Stop sign at the bottom of the hill turn Left. This is still Rt 100 South and it also becomes Main St. Follow Main St through 2 sets of lights. At the second set of lights, turn Right onto Park Row St. Continue straight through the stop sign. The State Office Complex will be on your left. Look for parking in the large parking lot on your right. After you park, the large building that you will see is Osgood and the Summit Learning Center is on the ground floor.