Community Services
People Inc. Neighborhood Information center - Crime Victims Assistance Program
1170 Broadway Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14212
The Crime Victims Assistance Program is a state funded program to help innocent victims of crime. Victims have to be physically injured as a result of a crime. If not injured, the individual has to be under 18, over 60, or have a disability. NYS Crime Victims Board is a payer of last resort. Eligible participants can be compensated for:
- Medical and counseling expenses
- Essential personal property such as cash, eyeglasses, or clothing
- Burial/funeral expenses
- Lost wages
- Referrals to domestic violence shelters
- Crime scene clean up
- Moving expenses (inquire within; usually paid for in stalking cases)
Information: For further information or to see if you qualify for assistance, call (716) 897-4100 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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