Disabled Crime Victims Assistance, Inc.
Not Everyone Walks Away: providing assistance to crime victims with a disability.
Who We Are
Our Mission
DCVA is committed to assisting disabled crime victims and their families and promoting awareness of their specialized needs to those who serve victims and their community.
Our Approach
Violence not only kills and causes emotional harm but leaves many with long term disabilities. Victims of violent crime and their families experiences great devastation and their lives drastically change. The victims with long term and short term disabilities have additional needs and challenges. DCVA is there for the victim and family to assist with finding resources, applying for Texas Crime Victim Compensation, Informing them of Crime Victim's Rights, explaining disability resources and how to apply.
We also provide education and outreach in the community to increase the awareness that crime victims with disabilities have and how to assist them better.
Our Impact
Over the year the last 24 years DCVA has impacted hundreds of lives by providing services to disabled crime victims and their families.
DCVA's Services:
- Crisis Intervention
- Informs crime victims of their rights.
- Assistance with applying for Crime Victims Compensation.
- Advocates for the disabled crime victim.
- Referrals to community resources
- Information on the Criminal Justice System
- Goes to Court with crime victims and their families.
- Information on handicap accessibility issues
- Support networks for victim's and their families
- Educational Programs
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Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission.