Have you or a loved one been the
victim of a violent crime?
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CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS IN TEXAS
Crime victims compensation programs in Texas and throughout the United States provide important and needed help and financial assistance to victims of crime.
As a result of being a victim of crime, the crime victim will have most likely have to bear the burden of the financial costs associated with the crime in addition to recovering from the physical injuries and overcoming post traumatic stress.
The good news is that help is available!
Being a victim of violence or abuse places a tremendous amount of the stress on the victims and their families. They should not have to be concerned with worrying about paying the bills associated with their medical services, counseling services, lost income or funeral and burial expenses where a loved died as a result of being a victim.
Luckily, each state has a crime victim compensation program and a number of them receive funds under the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) that allows them to offer financial help to crime victims and their families.
In addition to the government funds, the crime victims compensation fund in most states obtain this money almost exclusively from the penalties, fees and fines assessed the perpetrators and criminals who were found guilty of the crime. This provides the states with the resources to also fund programs that provide crime victim assistance and services in your area.
In Texas, a victim of crime can apply to the Texas Attorney General's Office to receive money from the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund by filing an application with the Crime Victims' Compenation Program (CVC) and receive assistance from the Crime Victim Services Division (CVSD).
If you or a member of your family was a victim of rape, domestic violence, murder or homicide, child abuse, harassment, intimate partner violence or violence against women, assault, arson, sexual assault, stalking, domestic abuse, elder abuse, gang violence or if someone has violated your order of protection (OOP) or protection from abuse order (PFA), we can help you submit an application to see how much help you qualify for.
Under Texas State law, an innocent victim may be entitled to compensation for the following:
- Medical, dental and mental health counseling bills and expenses
- Child care costs
- Replacement costs for clothing, bedding, or property seized as evidence or rendered unusable as a result of the investigation
- Burial and funeral costs and expenses
- Loss of earnings or loss of support
- Transportation and costs and expenses
- Crime Scene clean-up
- Catastrophic Injury expenses
- Relocation expenses and costs
- Attorney fees
To Begin Your Application
Or Call our Support Specialists at (888) 988-0736
CRIME VICTIM HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN TEXAS
You should know, while the victim of crime compensation programs for all states are different and are administered under each state's own laws, the application process can be sometimes be lengthily and requiring extensive follow up by the crime victim or claimant. This is why it can be extremely beneficial to work with a crime victim advocate or crime victim attorney who specializes in criminal injury compensation and who can advise you of your crime victim's rights.
However, all states have similar basic requirements to assess eligibility for financial help and assistance for the victim. In general, a victim is required to do the following:
- Timely notify and file a report with the police, troopers, sheriff or child protective services, family court or other criminal justice authority or agency responsible for the enforcement of the law
- Cooperate with law enforcement, the district attorney (DA) and prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of the claim
- Submit and file a crime victim compensation application within the allowed time period (exceptions may apply)
- Have an un-reimbursed expense or loss not being paid for by insurance or another government benefit program (crime victim compensation assistance programs are payers of last resort)
- That you are not responsible for are engaging in some improper act that contributed to the crime
- The location, arrest or conviction of the criminal or perpetrator is not a requirement (a prime example is being injured as a result of being a victim of hit and run.)
To Begin Your Application
Or Call our Support Specialists at (888) 988-0736
CRIME VICTIM SERVICES IN TEXAS
The crime victim services are performed by devoted crime victim advocates who will be working with you and assisting you with getting crime victim support services that you need as well as helping you recover the maximum amount of money and obtain compensation from the Office of Victim Services, the Victims Compensation Assistance Program, the Victims of Crime Compensation Office or Office of the Attorney General in the state where you either live or where the crime happened.
Each and every professional that will be helping you is dedicated to both your financial recovery and your physical and mental recovery too.
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND CENTERS IN TEXAS
These are some of the Victim Assistance Programs (VAP) throughout your state that offer programs that may help the crime victim or assist you if you need additional support services.
Anderson County Criminal District Attorney's Office
81st Judicial District Attorney's Office
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Bastrop County
Lone Star Legal Aid
Child Advocates San Antonio
Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc., DBA Battered Women's Shelter of Bexar County
Northeast Texas CASA, Inc.
Voices for Children, Inc.
Burnet County Sheriff's Office
Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center, Inc.
Victim Center
Friendship of Women, Inc.
Cass County District Attorney's Office
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Collin County, Inc.
Comal County Family Violence Shelter, Inc.
Coryell County Attorney's Office
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
Dallas County District Attorney's Office
The Counseling Place
Children's Advocacy Center for Denton County, Inc.
100th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Odessa Rape Crisis Center
El Paso County Sheriff's Office
Cross Timbers Family Services
Fort Bend County Child Advocates, Inc.
Gonzales Regional Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Grayson County Childrens' Advocacy Center
Women's Center of East Texas, Inc.
Hardin County
Child Advocates, Incorporated
FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center
Northwest Assistance Ministries
University of Houston Law Foundation
The Henderson County Help Center, Inc.
Hill County Attorney's Office
Paluxy River Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Hunt County Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
Family Services of Southeast Texas, Inc.
79th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Healing Hearts Ministry, Inc.
CASA for Kids, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the Highland Lakes Area
Children's Advocacy Center of the South Plains, Texas, Inc.
Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center, Inc.
City of Bellmead Police Department
CASA of West Texas
Midland County District Attorney's Office
Montgomery County Women's Center
Safe Place, Inc.
Nacogdoches County Attorney's Office
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Nueces County, Inc.
Women's Shelter of South Texas
Court Appointed Special Advocates - Hope for Children, Inc.
Family Support Services of Amarillo
Arrow Child & Family Ministries of Texas
Gateway Family Services, Inc.
East Texas Crisis Center, Inc.
Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido, Inc.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.
Community Enrichment Center, Inc.
The Women's Center of Tarrant County, Inc.
City of Mount Pleasant Police Department
The Institute of Cognitive Development, Inc.
Austin Children's Shelter
Family Eldercare, Inc.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving North Texas Region
Travis County District Attorney's Office
Golden Crescent Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc.
Victoria County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Webb County District Attorney's Office
Webb County Sheriff's Office
Wise County Domestic Violence Task Force
Angelina Alliance for Children, Inc.
CASA of South Texas OVAG
The Children's Advocacy Center Serving Bastrop, Lee, and Fayette Counties
Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center
ChildSafe
Bowie County District Attorney's Office
Brazoria County Alliance for Children, Inc.
Women's Center of Brazoria County, Inc.
Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend, Inc.
Highland Lakes Family Crisis Center, Inc.
Cameron County Children Advocacy Centers, Inc.
Friendship of Women, Inc..
Bridgehaven Children's Advocacy Center
Hope's Door
Abigail's Arms Cooke County Family Crisis Center
Brighter Tomorrows, Inc.
Dallas CASA
Trauma Support Services of North Texas
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Denton County, Inc.
Eastland County Crisis Center, Inc.
CASA of El Paso, Inc.
Sexual Trauma and Assault Response Services, Inc.
Fannin County Family Crisis Center, Inc.
CASA of the High Plains, Inc.
Grayson County District Attorney's Office
Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter, Inc.
AVDA
City of Houston Police Department
Houston Area Women's Center, Inc.
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.
City of San Marcos Police Department
Children's Advocacy Center of Hidalgo County
Rio Grande Valley Empowerment Zone Corporation
Lake Country CASA OVAG Hopkins
Women In Need, Inc.
Rape and Suicide Crisis of Southeast Texas, Inc.
CASA of Johnson County, Inc.
Kaufman County Children's Connection, Inc.
Lamar County and District Attorney's Office
Lubbock Rape Crisis Center
Women's Protective Services of Lubbock, Inc.
Family Shelter of McCulloch County, Inc.
Family Abuse Center
Midland County Sheriff's Office
City of Mission Police Department
Montgomery County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Deep East Texas
Family Counseling Service of Corpus Christi, Texas, Incorporated
Ochiltree County Attorney's Office
Freedom House
Polk County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Roberts County Attorney's Office
Shelby County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc.
Texas Advocacy Project, Inc.
Alliance for Children, Inc.
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
City of Abilene Police Department (Child Advocacy Center)
Shelter Agencies for Families in East Texas, Inc.
Tom Green County Attorney's Office
American Gateways
Center for Child Protection
Mothers Against Drunk Driving South Texas Region
Mothers Against Drunk Driving West Texas Region
Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center
Victoria County Sheriff's Office
Focusing Families
Children's Advocacy Center of Laredo-Webb County
Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
Women's Shelter of East Texas, Inc.
Bastrop County Women's Shelter, Inc.
Families in Crisis, Incorporated
Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center
Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc.
Domestic Violence Prevention, Incorporated
Brazoria County District Attorney's Office
Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend, Inc.
Caldwell County Sheriff's Office
Cameron County District Attorney's Office
The Family Crisis Center, Inc.
Crisis Center of Anderson & Cherokee Counties
Rape Crisis Center of Collin County, Inc.
Cooke County Attorney's Office
Catholic Charities of Dallas, Inc.
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center
Dallas County Hospital District
The Family Place
Denton County Friends of the Family, Inc.
City of Odessa Police Department
Center Against Family Violence, Inc.
West Texas Community Supervision and Corrections Department
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office
Resource and Crisis Center of Galveston County, Texas, Inc.
Grayson County Women's Crisis Line, Inc.
25th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Katy Christian Ministries
The Children's Assessment Center Foundation
Hays County Women's Center, Inc.
City of McAllen Police Department
Women Together (Foundation), Inc.
Hood County Sheriff's Office
Houston County Attorney's Office
Hutchinson County Crisis Center, Inc.
City of Hidalgo Police Department
Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center
Hill Country CASA
Leon County District Attorney's Office
Children's Connections, Inc.
Lubbock Victim Assistance Services, Inc.
City of Bay City Police Department
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
38th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Midland Rape Crisis Center
City of Missouri City Police Department
Montgomery County Women's Center SAPCS-State Montgomery
Navarro County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center
Panhandle Crisis Center, Inc.
287th Judicial District Attorney's Office
Amarillo Area Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc.
Rusk County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
CASA for Kids of East Texas, Inc.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, Inc.
CASA of Tarrant County, Inc.
SafeHaven of Tarrant County
Noah Project, Inc.
Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center
Tom Green County District Attorney's Office
Ascend Center for Learning
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Southeast Texas Region
SAHELI
Bluebonnet Children's Center
Hope of South Texas, Inc.
SAAFE House
Prairie View A&M University
Serving Children and Adults in Need, Inc.
First Step of Wichita Falls, Inc.
Child Advocates CASA of Red River
Women's Shelter of East Texas, Inc.
Bastrop County Women's Shelter, Inc.
Families in Crisis, Incorporated
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc.
Domestic Violence Prevention, Incorporated
City of Pearland Police Department
Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
Scotty's House Brazos Valley Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocates in the Heart of Texas
Child Welfare Alliance of Calhoun County, Inc. DBA: The Harbor Children's Alliance and
CASA of Cameron and Willacy Counties, Inc.
The Family Crisis Center, Inc.
Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County, Inc.
CASA of Central Texas, Inc.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of North Texas, Inc.
City of Irving Police Department
Mosaic Family Services, Inc.
Deaf Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Wintergarden Women's Shelter, Inc.
Ector County District Attorney's Office
Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc.
CASA for the Cross Timbers Area, Inc. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate)
Fort Bend County Women's Center, Inc.
Tralee Crisis Center for Women, Inc.
East Texas Child Advocates, Inc.
Crisis Center of the Plains
Boat People SOS-Houston, Inc.
City of La Porte Police Department
Montrose Counseling Center, Inc
The Parris Foundation
The Tahirih Justice Center
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Trinity Valley, Inc.
City of Pharr Police Department
Women Together (Foundation), Inc.
Mission Granbury, Inc.
Rape Crisis Services of Big Spring
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Southeast Texas, Inc.
Johnson County Family Crisis Center
Hill Country Crisis Council, Inc.
Limestone County District Attorney's Office
CASA of the South Plains, Inc.
The Legal Aid Society of Lubbock County, Texas
Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center, Inc.
City of Waco Police Department
City of Midland Police Department
Safe Place of the Permian Basin
City of Patton Village Police Department
Navarro County District Attorney's Office
Children Advocacy Centers of West Texas, Inc.
Nueces County MHMR Community Center
Permian Basin Community Supervision and Corrections Department
The Bridge
San Saba County Attorney's Office
Children's Advocacy Center of Smith County, Inc.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
City of Fort Worth Police Department
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Regional Crime Victim Crisis Center
The Children's Advocacy Center of Tom Green County, Inc.
Tom Green County Sheriff's Office
Austin Child Guidance Center
Mothers Against Drunk Driving East Texas Region
Mothers Against Drunk Driving State/Central Texas Region
The Christi Center, Inc.
Children's Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County, Inc.
Mid-Coast Family Services, Inc.
Family Ties, Family Resource Services
CASA for Kids of South Central Texas
Casa de Misericordia
Williamson County Crisis Center
AREAS WE SERVE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME IN TEXAS
Houston
Arlington
Lubbock
Brownsville
Killeen
Frisco
Round Rock
San Angelo
Edinburg
Missouri City
Victoria
Port Arthur
Bedford
San Marcos
Huntsville
Burleson
Weslaco
Nacogdoches
Rosenberg
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Eagle Pass
Seguin
Balch Springs
Denison
Saginaw
Dickinson
Belton
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Bellaire
Gainesville
Brenham
Cibolo
Seagoville
Jacksonville
Hewitt
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Santa Fe
El Campo
Clute
Azle
Tomball
Boerne
San Antonio
El Paso
Garland
Pasadena
Waco
Denton
Richardson
Pearland
Mission
Temple
New Braunfels
Euless
Pflugerville
Haltom City
Duncanville
Texarkana
Del Rio
Copperas Cove
Waxahachie
Lake Jackson
Kingsville
Paris
Marshall
Kerrville
Brownwood
Orange
Converse
Bay City
Mineral Wells
Terrell
Mercedes
Taylor
West University Place
La Marque
Levelland
Port Neches
Lockhart
Freeport
Robstown
Snyder
Sweetwater
Vidor
Webster
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Irving
Mesquite
Carrollton
Midland
Tyler
Allen
Bryan
Harlingen
Mansfield
Cedar Park
Grapevine
Wylie
Sherman
Lancaster
Lufkin
Socorro
Cleburne
Harker Heights
Little Elm
San Benito
Watauga
Plainview
Alice
Universal City
Midlothian
Nederland
Horizon City
Donna
Mount Pleasant
Humble
Hutto
Katy
Canyon
Kilgore
Forest Hill
Seabrook
Lakeway
Hidalgo
Galena Park
Jacinto City
Leon Valley
Austin
Plano
Amarillo
McKinney
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Lewisville
League City
Baytown
Flower Mound
Conroe
Galveston
Texas City
Keller
Rockwall
The Colony
San Juan
Deer Park
Farmers Branch
Southlake
Greenville
Alvin
University Park
Benbrook
Angleton
Ennis
Pampa
Stephenville
Groves
Gatesville
Sulphur Springs
Portland
Dumas
Rio Grande City
Borger
Beeville
Alton
Lumberton
Raymondville
Andrews
Burkburnett
Fredericksburg
Bonham
Fort Worth
Laredo
Grand Prairie
McAllen
Abilene
Odessa
College Station
Longview
Pharr
North Richland Hills
Rowlett
Georgetown
Cedar Hill
Coppell
Hurs
Friendswood
La Porte
Schertz
Kyle
Leander
Weatherford
Corsicana
Colleyville
Corinth
Palestine
Alamo
Murphy
South Houston
White Settlement
Uvalde
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Highland Village
Forney
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Richmond
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Vernon
Red Oak
Robinson