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1995 NOVA Newsl. 1 (1995)

handle is hein.journals/novan1995 and id is 1 raw text is: VIZATION 1 4 Volume 17 Number 3 (of 12 Issues), 1995 AmeiCorps and Victim Assistance: Getting Things Done For Victims of Crime By EiJ Seal Chef Executive Officer Corporation for Nationa Service Edtor's note as wIll he descibd in this article, NOVA is developing an inoa- ive Restoative lommunity Justie proect in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn New Yrk /f the plan wins approv al, tr wil i/nvolve dozens of Amenripi Members perfomng victim asmiance and related servies for Red Hlook resdents, Either way, NOVA and its collaborators -romninr oups in Red Hook, the F und for the Ci'ty of New YorA Yumrn'ice, theliok/ynDA., the N. Y. Public Housig Authority the cours, and others -intend to press ahead w uth the new program, w hich will be fu/ly desmrbed in The Newsletter oe the ne xt fw mon/hs. Like their New Yor co<lleagues, project adviors from Ariona, Ohio, Col/0 rado, :\hnnso a, Texas. and //linois all thare i Segal <enthusiastic belief that Amnri(7ops Membersi can help get some- thi'ng un portant done oina mrian c ont- mnunihies - the doing of viti lusticlue - and seeral adviors expect to applh to their state conumisins to apply for AmenCorps positins. Mrh Segal < aticle explans wi u- ter less than a yea>r ia erince, the Am- erifotps progratm/ nd vcti assistances have pr ov en to be a natural allance. te are pleased to have him expand on that idea /br our members son1 :w H--ampshire last in the national sern Domestic and Sex ssistance Program, >ration for National onme, par Summner Vience nsoncd by ice, pro- HlI. Segal vided assistance to 1,216 icetims - * 942 vitms of domestic violence * 37 child victims of physical abuse * 128 child witnesses ofdomestic and/ or sexual violec * 11 child incest victinms * 22 adult survivos of incest * 6 sexual harassment victims * 39 sexual assaut i ctims, and * 31 vitis of stalking. Thearetheaccomplishmentsofjust one project during the ummer of Safety -the first :ummer of thc n' tion' sIc progr m ceated by President Clinton and abiparti'an Congre : lonal majoritly. This new n'itional serice movement engage. thou:and: of Amerlean: of 01 ages and backgrounds to get things done through- out our nation , urb'un and rural commu- nities in a progr m called Ame'ri( op ' Inday, Anteri(omp: en age: o er 201,000 Anericans nationwide to m1 the critical needs ouonmunitics, Ameri( orps Me0mbers come from difeent ecLonomic backgrounds .1 ail and ethnic groups, regions and religin. They include indi vidualso all ageus and people with dis- abilie. mnl orps bilngs them to- gether to serie America In exchange for one or two years of results-drien serile, Amno(rps Menm- bers earn a small living allowance and an education award upon successful comple- tion of their service to help finance a col- lege education, vocational training, or to pay back student loans. Ameri( orp i, administered by the Corporation for National Service and its Members serve in four national priority areas: Public Safety, Education, the En- vironment, and luman Needs. In the pub- lic :afety arca, the Corporation works in close partnership with victim assistance organizations, law enforcement, and com- munities to help reduce crime, violence, and fear. For Fiscal Year 1995, the Corpo- ration has designated Victim Assistance as a funding priority. While national service won't solve this country's crime problem, here is much that Am riCorps Members can do, and are doin, within the public safety priority area to help communities control crime and violence. In addition to victim assis- tanec. AmeriCorps Members for example, are walking the beat with police officers in New York City, supportig neighbor- hood policing centers in Austin, target- ing drug houses for closure in Kansas City, conducting saety escorts for seniors in St. Loui targ hard'ning in high- rim areas of Bridgeport, creating safe corri- dors as well as making schools safer in Los Angeles and Harlem, and expanding (See AmeniCops, page 2) In This Issue: I polhton OVC Directr . 3 NOVA s3-Year Plan ... 7 Publcatins &Traiings. 1 II ~' Intr (ICT/M ASSISTANCE

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