If you are a victim of crime, the MCVRC can provide you with the following free services: -Assistance receiving all victims' rights that apply -Court accompaniment -Registration for VINE -Community and faith-based referrals -Peer grief support groups -Free counseling -Asserting vitims' rights throughout crimial proceedings -Requesting and collecting restitution -Pro bono legal referrals for financially eligible victims -Applying for criminal injuries compensation from the state and appealing denials
After their oldest daughter, Stephanie, was brutally murdered in 1982, her parents, Roberta and Vince Roper, learned they had few rights in the criminal justice system. As a result they founded the agency that bore their daughter's name, the Stephanie Roper Committee and Foundation, now known as the Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, INC.
Today, MCVRC is one of the most successful greassroots organizations in the history of Maryland. We have been instrumental in passing more than 70 pieces of state legislation.
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As a non-profit organization, our services are free, but we rely on individual and community support to accomplish our mission.
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"One person can make a difference, and every person should try"-Stephanie Roper