Westchester Holds 'National Crime Victims’ Right Week' Supply Collection

WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - The Westchester County Department of Probation is marking National Crime Victims’ Right Week by collecting toiletries and other essentials for victims and survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking.

From now until Friday, April 26, donations can be left with any member of the Probation Victim Services Unit or placed in a box located at its offices on the 7th floor of the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, N.Y.

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The PDVSU is planning to meet this week with representatives of various community agencies who will make presentations about the services they provide and the work that’s being done with crime victims and survivors.

The week-long initiative was developed “to help amplify the voices of survivors, and create an environment where victims can feel confident they will be heard, believed and supported,” it said.

According to County Executive George Latimer, National Crime Victims’ Rights Week as “brought awareness to achieving justice for all victims of crime.”

“Whether you’re a survivor, advocate, or service provider, it is a time to celebrate the accomplishments of the victims’ rights movement, and a time to honor anyone who has been affected in our communities. Together, let us honor the resilience of victims, and extend a hand to anyone who may be in need. And let us, as a community, grieve for those who have suffered at the hands of a violent crime,” he said.

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This year’s theme is “How would you help? Options, services, and hope for crime survivors.”

It asks friends, family members, neighbors, colleagues, community leaders, victim service providers, criminal justice practitioners and health professional: “How we can help crime victims? Are you prepared if someone confides in you about a victimization? Is your organization victim-centered and trauma-informed? Are you familiar with the services available in your community?”

April is also Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

County Probation Department staff are standing in solidarity with sexual assault victims and survivors by wearing jeans on Wednesday, April 24, National Denim Day.

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