CVC

Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley’s annual Victims’ Rights Vigil will take place 6 p.m. April 14 at the Memorial Tree of Life Grove, 3256 Chestnut Drive, Allentown.

In case of inclement weather, there is a rain date scheduled 6 p.m. April 19.

This year, Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley will commemorate this special week’s theme – “Serving victims, building trust, restoring hope”-by remembering and honoring crime victims.

The annual Allied Professional Awards for Lehigh and Northampton counties will be presented to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to victims’ services.

This event will be open to the public free of charge.

Victim-survivors will speak about how their lives have been impacted by crime and a bell ceremony will be held in memory of loved ones taken from their families by violence.

For more information or directions, call the CVC office at 610-437-6610 or visit www.cvclv.org.

Crime Victims Council is a private, nonprofit victim assistance organization which is dedicated to providing support to victims of all types of crime, as well as their families and friends.

CVC provides a 24-hour hotline, accompaniment at area hospitals and at court proceedings, individual and group counseling, help with filing for Pennsylvania Victims Compensation, prevention education programs for schools and community groups and training for professionals.

All Crime Victims Council services are confidential and provided at no cost.