Victim Advocacy

Provides assistance to students who have been victims of sexual assault or abuse or stalking/harassment. Student needing assistance in being accommodated by a school or parent, can seek guidance with an advocate.

Provides advocacy for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. Services: victim compensation and emergency shelter, supportive services, and referrals.

Provides counseling for individuals who have experienced sexual violence and their significant others.

Operates a 90 day pet friendly safe house (emergency shelter) for victims and their children. Clients may also participate in transitional housing program. Services while in safe house including counseling/therapy, advocacy and safety planning, support groups, and educational workshops.

Provides presentations to provide education for parents and community members to understand the prevalence and impact of child sexual abuse, and gain an understanding of how to prevent child sexual abuse. Training is provided to groups of 15 or larger and will be provided in a venue of choice to the group.

Victim assistance for survivors and secondary survivors of crime and personal trauma. Crisis intervention, court accompaniment, protection order assistance, emergency shelter and services as needed, and medical accompaniment. Assistance for foster families and kinship care families for clothing, toys, bedding, etc. Offers free self-defense classes for women and youth.

Offers support group for teen girls who have experienced sexual assault or abuse. Meets weekly for 12 weeks.

Victim services may include emergency shelter, transportation, counseling, support group, temporary shelter, clothing, food, relocation, legal advocacy, referrals, individualized advocate support, and protection order assistance.

Victims and witnesses for the prosecution involved in sexual assault or abuse cases can be accompanied in court by an advocate who can assist with explaining the proceedings and helping clients feel safe during court.

Serves immigrant victims of domestic violence or sexual assault who would like to obtain legal status in the United States through the VAWA self petition, T-Visa, or U-Visa process. Attorneys can also assist in family law matters. Includes safety planning, crisis counseling, and referral to other resources.

Provides confidential support, information and advocacy 24/7 to victims of sexual assault and interpersonal violence.

Offers a weekly therapist led support group for survivors of sexual violence. The support group is open to survivors on a drop in basis. If clients are waiting to see a therapist one on one, it is encouraged that they attend group to begin to get support and assistance.

VINE provides automated notifications regarding the custody status of an offender. Department of Corrections utilizes this for victims of crime.

Provides immediate safety in a confidential location for domestic violence victims and their children. Offers suites, basic needs, life skills, support, education, information and children's development center. Shelter address is confidential.

Provides advocacy for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. Services: victim compensation and emergency shelter, supportive services, and referrals.

24 hour crisis intervention and advocacy for victims of sexual assault. Provides accompaniment for victims of sexual violence to file police report, hospital exam, and court proceedings. Referrals for individual counseling.

Advocates provide emotional support and assistance to victims with cases involving family court, justice court, police department, and child protective services.

Provides long-term care for women who have escaped human trafficking or sexual exploitation. Offers up to twelve months of safe housing with around the clock care. Staff is trained to help residents work through the program to reclaim their identities and reach their goals to overcome addictions, heal from trauma and develop life skills leading to a healthy, balanced living and financial independence.

Provides civil rights support through advocacy and potentially litigation for Nevadans.

For clients in a dangerous stalking, sexual assault, or domestic violence situations where the home address needs to be kept confidential even to government and other entities for the security of the victim, RCC can assist clients in completing the application for the Confidential Address Program.