What is Victim Relief Ministries?
   Since 1999, the goal of Victim Relief Ministries has been to mobilize the faith community in partnering with victim service organizations and law enforcement for the purpose of providing support and assistance to any victim of crime in our community. With the Biblical parable of The Good Samaritan as our model, we have established our mission to provide a system of faith-based assistance from highly trained local church volunteers of all denominations, reaching out to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of victims of crime. Our mission is to provide a system of faith-based assistance from highly trained local church volunteers of all denominations, reaching out to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of victims of crime .
      
   The Victim Assistance Program of the Kaufman Christian Help Center is a partnership between the Center staff, Victim Relief Volunteers and law enforcement officials working together to reach out the victims of crime.  How does the program work?
        
   When a crime occurs and local law enforcement officials are notified, the law enforcement officer on the scene may choose to dispatch the Victim Relief team on call.  A team, consisting of 1 Victim Relief Chaplain and one or more Crisis Responders will be deployed to the scene.  This specially trained team will be at the crime scene in minutes.  The team will stay on the scene as long as necessary, until the victim(s) is/are in a safe and secure situation. 

   With the victim’s permission, the Victim Relief responders will refer the victim and their family to the Kaufman Christian Help Center.  The staff at the Center will help follow up with client and formulate a plan of care.

What Services are Available?
Repair and clean up to damaged residence
Emergency transportation and vehicle repairs
Accompaniment to hospitals, courts and other agencies
Emergency food, furniture and clothing
Emergency financial aid
Bilingual assistance
Counseling
Crime Victims Compensation form assistance

For more information about the Victim Assistance Program, contact melissa@kaufmanhelp.org.







This program funded in part by a grant from the Criminal Justice Division of the office of the Governor of Texas.