Title: Letter From VALOR
Series: Resource Guide
Author: Office for Victims of Crime
Published: March 2002
Subject: victims -- general, crime victims' rights week, victims' rights,
victim services, National Crime Victims' Rights Week, resource guide
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The National Center for Victims of Crime

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Howard M. Lorber
Chair

David T. Austem
President

Richard Girgenti
Treasurer

Hon. Laurie O. Robinson
Secretary

Alexander Auersperg
Hon. Arnold I. Bums
Hon. Richard J. Condon
Hon. Robert J. Del Tufo
Linda Fairstein
Sarah S. Gold
G. Morris Guriey
Ann Hayes
Alberta Davis Hogg
Ala Isham
Ralph H. Isham
John J. Libonati
Sharon Martin
Frank M. Ochberg, M.D.
Rey Ramsey
Beverly Sills
Hon. Eric Smith

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Susan Herman

January 2002

Dear Colleague:

The National Center for Victims of Crime is very excited to be partnering
with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, in
bringing you the 2002 National Crime Victims' Rights Week Resource
Guide. 

For those of you who are not familiar with the National Center, we are the
nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims,
dedicated to forging a national commitment to help victims of crime
rebuild their lives. We invite you to learn more about us and take
advantage of our resources at www.ncvc.org and through our toll-free
Helpline, 1-800-FYI-CALL, which provides crime victims with
supportive counseling, current information on available programs and
services, direct advocacy, and referrals to more than 7,500 local victim
serving organizations nationwide. 

This year's theme, "Bringing Honor to Victims," reminds us that we honor
victims by providing comprehensive, quality services; by giving them the
information they need to make their own choices; and by enacting and
enforcing legal rights and protections in the justice system. Bringing
honor to victims is a collective response to all victims of crime,
recognizing the harm they've sustained, helping them rebuild their lives. 

I hope you find the ideas and resources in this Resource Guide helpful
during your commemoration of National Crime Victims' Rights Week,
April 21-27, 2002, and throughout the year. Please let us know if there are
other ways we can be helpful to you.

Best wishes,

Susan Herman

2000 M Street, NW -- Suite 480 -- Washington, DC 20036 -- Tel.
202/467-8700 -- Fax 202/467-8701 -- www.ncvc.org