Victim Service Center
In 1999 the Victim Service Center (VSC) opened its doors in the heart of downtown Orlando to help victims of sexual assault begin a journey of healing. The center served 400 individuals that first year. In 2001, the Victim Service Center was incorporated as a nonprofit organization and became Victim Service Center of Orange County, Inc. The center provides crisis response, advocacy, psychotherapy, and community awareness.
In the past 24 years, the center has grown to serve victims of crime, sexual assault, and traumatic circumstances in Central Florida. In 2005, VSC became the Certified Rape Crisis Center serving Orange County and in 2012, the certification expanded into Osceola County. In 2015, the center began serving female inmates who had been victims of sexual violence, and in 2018 they were certified in Seminole County.
Their dedicated crisis response team provides free, individualized, and confidential services for victims of crime including sexual assault, mass causalities, domestic violence, terrorism, stalking, kidnapping, home invasion, assault/battery and other traumatic events.
The skilled staff there operates a 24/7 crisis helpline that primary and secondary victims can call around the clock to receive immediate crisis intervention support. The team provides help in the moment of crisis, though also continued support to victims throughout the duration of their healing process including case management, victim compensation, legal advocacy, court accompaniment, information, referrals, and therapy. To support this local non-profit organization, you can contribute to the center here: https://victimservicecenter.org/donate/