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The Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) is a non-profit organization that provides free legal services to victims of rape and sexual assault in Massachusetts and Oregon. [4] Established in 2003, it became the first nonprofit law center in the United States solely dedicated to serving the legal needs of sexual assault victims. [ 5 ]
The office was established in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, after over a hundred veterans passed away from the COVID-19 virus at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts. [3] In 2022, the Massachusetts state legislature passed a bill establishing EOVS as a cabinet level service in the executive government of the Commonwealth of ...
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is a Cabinet level agency under the Governor of Massachusetts.EOHHS is the largest secretariat in Massachusetts, and is responsible for the Medicaid program, child welfare, public health, disabilities, veterans’ affairs, and elder affairs.
Further, there was only limited availability of training for potential volunteers. Information for victims on services during disasters was woefully inadequate. Likewise, communication among voluntary disaster agencies was very limited and coordination of services was negligible. In fact, mechanisms for this were non-existent. [1]
The Yonkers City Council on Tuesday approved settlements totaling $2 million to four former students who alleged they were sexually assaulted or abused by teachers during the 1970s and 1980s.
The United States Crime Victims Fund, administered by the Office for Victims of Crime, is used to recompense victims of offenses against U.S. law. [1] [2] [3] The fund was established as part of the 1984 Victims of Crimes Act.
The garage on Prospect Street in Yonkers where Luis Sanchez was stabbed to death by Necker Charles on April 11, 2023. Charles confronted Sanchez after he broke into Charles' car and the two began ...
Department of Veterans' Services [7] Department of Youth Services; Massachusetts Commission for the Blind [8] Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing [9] Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission [10] MassHealth; Office of Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights [11] Office of Human Resources [12] Office for Refugees ...