Crime Victim Services (CVS) is a United Way based victim support program. CVS began in 1981 in Allen County as the second Victim Offender Mediation Program in the U.S., expanding to comprehensive victim services in 1985. The Putnam County office began in 1990, and is Ohio's only county with all victim services at one facility. The Family Justice Center for domestic violence victims in Putnam County opened in 2007.
Crime Victim Services' (CVS) mission is to help victims prevail over the trauma of their victimization by assisting and advocating for safety, healing, justice, and restitution.
Since 1981, CVS has recognized that crime is not just breaking the law, but people are broken. CVS advocates for each victims' interest:
Services are free, and CVS is a United Way program of Greater Lima and Putnam County,Ohio.
Target Population
Victims assisted include such crimes as: homicide, drunk driving, personal and business robbery, rape, domestic violence, home burglary, assault, stalking, arson, shooting, theft and fraud, vandalism, and juvenile sexual and physical assaults. About 4,000 victims are helped every year.
Crime Victim Services (CVS) is a United Way based victim support program. CVS began in 1981 in Allen County as the second Victim Offender Mediation Program in the U.S., expanding to comprehensive victim services in 1985. The Putnam County office…