Victim Services Niagara

Victim Services Niagara This page is NOT monitored 24/7. In case of Emergency call 911. VSN provides emotional & practical assistance to victims of crime and tragedy.

Victim Services Niagara (VSN) Crisis Responders provide 24/7 short term emotional and practical support to victims of crime and tragic circumstances. Assistance is provided free of charge working in cooperation with local Emergency Services (police, fire, hospital and medical emergency services).

Happy Pride, from all of us at Victim Services Niagara 🏳️‍🌈At Victim Services, we believe that everyone deserves to feel...
06/01/2026

Happy Pride, from all of us at Victim Services Niagara 🏳️‍🌈

At Victim Services, we believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, supported, respected, and believed. We also acknowledge that members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community continue to experience disproportionately high rates of violence, harassment, discrimination, and victimization and our staff are committed to ensuring equitable service to all.

Pride is a celebration, but it is also a reminder of the importance of creating communities where all people can live authentically and free from harm.

This month and every month, we remain committed to providing inclusive, compassionate, and trauma-informed support to all survivors.

In need of our support? Call us anytime.
📞 905-682-2626

Victim Services Niagara would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our friends at for hosting the first annual Pa...
05/26/2026

Victim Services Niagara would like to extend our deepest appreciation to our friends at for hosting the first annual Paddle for a Purpose in support of our agency 🛶 ❤️

Today’s event was not only a fun and exciting day for our staff, the community, and our community partners, but it was also a wonderful way to spread awareness about the work we do and raise money in support of our efforts.

Events such as these fuel the future of our programming and we could not do the work we do without the kind of support we received today.

To all of today’s sponsors, attendees, and participants, thank you for supporting us and helping us reach those who need us most.

Special shout out and congratulations to our partners at the for taking home the gold in today’s races!

It’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week💙This week and every week, our staff raises awareness to the experiences of surv...
05/12/2026

It’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week💙

This week and every week, our staff raises awareness to the experiences of survivors; the impact of victimization; and the importance of professional, freely accessible, trauma- informed, and survivor- centred care.

We believe deeply in what we do and remain committed to serving and supporting those who need us most. Our crisis staff work 24/7 to support the immediate recovery, socioemotional and practical needs of victims of all crimes and tragedies, including:

💙 intimate partner violence
💙 sexual assault
💙 child abuse
💙 human trafficking
💙 homicide

Support us by donating today through the link in our bio. Your donation goes directly to supporting and funding the needs of victims and survivors of crime in the Niagara Region.

In 2025, our team had the honour of supporting 12 mothers in crisis during, or immediately after, the death of their chi...
05/10/2026

In 2025, our team had the honour of supporting 12 mothers in crisis during, or immediately after, the death of their child or infant. These are calls which our staff remember often and days which we feel particularly honoured to be doing this work.

Today on Mother’s Day, we hold space for these woman and offer a flower in honour of each of them and their grief.

We recognize that Mother’s Day can carry many emotions. For mothers grieving a child, today may bring complex and difficult emotions. We are thinking of you today and continue to be here to offer support.

From all of us at Victim Services Niagara, we are sending compassion, remembrance, and care to every bereaved mother this Mother’s Day.

In need of our support? Call us today.
📞 905-682-2626

Today, on Red Dress Day, we honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two- spirit people. St...
05/05/2026

Today, on Red Dress Day, we honour and remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two- spirit people.

Statistics are more than a number. They reflect real lives lost, families in mourning, and the systems which perpetuate the disproportionately high rate of violence against Indigenous people.

At Victim Services Niagara, we recognize the importance of this day as a time for reflection, awareness, and action. We remain committed to upholding the principles of Truth and Reconciliation by listening, learning, and working closely alongside Indigenous communities to support healing, safety and justice.

In need of our support? Call us anytime.
📞 905-682-2626

May 1st 🚔 🚒 🚑 Behind every call, every response, and every moment of crisis support, there is a partnership that exten...
05/01/2026

May 1st 🚔 🚒 🚑

Behind every call, every response, and every moment of crisis support, there is a partnership that extends far beyond what the public sees.

This First Responders Day, we want to recognize and thank our partners at , , and not only for the critical frontline work they do with us every day, but for the support that they offer our agency behind the scenes, which is often overlooked.

From standing alongside us in advocating for meaningful policy change, to offering powerful leadership on our board of directors, to showing up for community events and supporting our fundraising efforts in ways big and small, your commitment to this work does not go unnoticed.

We are deeply grateful for the collaboration, trust, and shared dedication to supporting victims and building safer, more compassionate communities. It is an honour to work alongside you.

It was never about the clothes.April 29 is , a global campaign to raise awareness and challenge harmful victim- blaming...
04/29/2026

It was never about the clothes.

April 29 is , a global campaign to raise awareness and challenge harmful victim- blaming narratives surrounding sexual assault.

Clothes do not cause assaults and cannot be used to excuse or justify them. Violence causes assaults.

To ask a victim what they were wearing at the time of their assault is to imply that they are to blame for the violence caused against them.

Do better and shift the blame onto the perpetrator, where it belongs.

In need of our support? Call us anytime.
📞 905-682-2626

On behalf of all of us at Victim Services Niagara and the Victim Services Niagara Board of Directors, we are proud to re...
04/03/2026

On behalf of all of us at Victim Services Niagara and the Victim Services Niagara Board of Directors, we are proud to recognize our Board Chair, Ken Henry, on his retirement from his distinguished role as Deputy Fire Chief with the Niagara Falls Fire Department - Canada

Ken’s unwavering commitment to community safety, compassion, and collaboration has made an immeasurable impact on the Niagara community, not only within the fire service, but also across the many organizations and communities which he has supported throughout his career.

We are grateful that his dedicated leadership and guidance will continue through his ongoing role as Chair of our Board of Directors. Our staff are grateful to receive his leadership and to learn from the vast experience and care that he continues to bring to his role on our board.

On behalf of all of our staff, we extend our sincere congratulations and best wishes to Ken on this well-deserved retirement.

We measure success a little differently around here 🫶🏻 In our world, success when working with young survivors is often ...
02/25/2026

We measure success a little differently around here 🫶🏻

In our world, success when working with young survivors is often measured by the small and meaningful moments.

Our Child & Family Support Program offers young people and their carers the support they need to begin their recovery, starting right from the moment that emergency services arrive on scene. Our staff meet young people in all kinds of situations and environments that all have one thing in common- they all require a compassionate, timely, and trauma- informed approach to care.

We are honoured to be allowed into young people’s most challenging, vulnerable, and scary moments every day, to offer them support.

Support the work we do with young survivors and their families by:
💙 sharing this post
💙 making a monetary donation through the link in our bio
💙 donating a support tool through our Amazon Wish List (link in our bio)

Happy Valentine’s Day, Niagara 💌Today and every day, our staff choose to celebrate the kind of love that listens and res...
02/14/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day, Niagara 💌

Today and every day, our staff choose to celebrate the kind of love that listens and respects.

Join the movement and spread the word by sharing some of our favourite valentines with the ones you love 🩷

In need of our support? Call us anytime.
📞 905-682-2626

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5700 Valley Way
Niagara Falls, ON
L2E1X8

Telephone

9056822626

Website

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/niagara-victi

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