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Crisis Response ~ Caring Support
Providing caring and timely response to those in crisis. Reducing the impact of crime and tragic circumstance. Supporting resolutions.
VCAO Services in Ontario
Victim Crisis Assistance Ontario (VCAO) are province-wide community response programs geared to offer urgent and interim crisis intervention services to those who have fallen victim to a disaster, tragedy, or crime. These programs are offered around the clock, 24/7, and 365 days per year.
North Simcoe Victim Services
- NSVS is one of about 50 agencies within the province to offer VCAO programs, which are partially funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Province of Ontario. The VCAO teams consist of staff and volunteers within the community who have been trained in crisis intervention to offer practical assistance, emotional support, referrals, and information to victims, either on-scene or via the telephone.
- NSVS Crisis response volunteers go through an 8-week, 6 hours/week training course which includes community experts who instruct the volunteers to prepare them to respond to a variety of calls including, sudden death, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, tragic circumstances such as fire, or motor vehicle collision, fraud, communication.
- NSVS is available to anyone regardless of demographic, economic, culture, gender, etc.
- North Simcoe Victim Services is a registered charity. Charitable donation number: 86976 4829 RR0001
Services are provided to anyone in need in partnership with the local emergency services, social services, and other community partners at no cost to the victim or their loved ones.
Find out more about NSVS visit: www.ns-vs.com
On Saturday, October 4, 2025 the RIDE for REFUGE takes place in Orillia. Funds raised will support North Simcoe Victim Services.
North Simcoe Life is part of the Cocoon Orillia Team for this very special day.
Please sponsor our team here. This is an amazing, much needed, organization – help us support them!