Welcome to Victim Crisis Assistance & Referral Service of Haldimand-Norfolk information website.

Victim Crisis Assistance & Referral Service is a community based service which assists police, fire, ambulance and local hospital emergency departments, in providing short term emotional support and practical assistance to victims of crime, tragic circumstance and disaster. Professional community volunteers provide for the victim's immediate needs and supply referrals to existing community services if longer-term care is required.

The objective of the service is to lesson the trauma of being victimized, help the victim cope with the impact of crime or a tragic circumstance, and encourage the victim to connect with other services to provide counseling, financial assistance, housing, compensation, medical or legal services, as appropriate. As well, it allows the referring agency to be available sooner to attend to other crises and provides an opportunity for the community to become more involved in dealing with the effects of crime and in mobilizing crime prevention efforts in the region of Haldimand-Norfolk.

 The VCARS Organization

 How to become Involved

 Feature Information on Victim Issues

  Fundraisers

  Our Referring Agencies

 Volunteer Appreciation

 Thank you to Supporters

e-mail address: vcars@bigwave.ca