SHERIFF'S OFFICE > Victim Advocate's

Who are they?

The Alamosa Victim Response Advocates are generous and compassionate citizens from your community. The volunteers are from all walks of life, some are retired and some are full time students. They all have the same desire to give of themselves to serve their community. Without the volunteers the Unit would not exist.

What does an advocate do?

An Alamosa Victim Response Advocate is a multi-talented individual who can assess the needs of a victim and be aware of his or her rights, but our advocates don’t stop there. The Alamosa Victim Response Advocate is trained to provide crisis intervention, survivor support and community referrals to other agencies (for example to long term care if needed). Our Advocate enables a victim to take the first step in rebuilding his or her life.

The Advocate donates 168 hours a month to the community. We have a team of three advocates on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week and on holidays to respond to victims. The advocate team is paged to the location of the victim by either a Sheriff’s Deputy or an Alamosa Police Officer. Once the advocate team is on scene they provide the services needed whether it’s crisis intervention, transportation, shelter, community referrals or just someone who cares.

Goals and Achievements

2006 Accomplishments

• The goals for grant funding were met.
• Created an umbrella or the San Luis Valley Victim Response Unit.

2007 Goals

• Continue the forward momentum of the umbrella throughout the San Luis Valley.
• Continue working towards concrete funding, as well as additional funding for the Unit.
  

Last Modified: March 26, 2007