Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County, Inc.

Donations

If you would like to support our efforts in assisting victimized individuals and families in our community, we will gratefully accept a donation in any amount.

Donations may be sent or dropped off at our main office location during business hours.  We are located at 120 Arcade Street, Watertown, NY 13601.

Cell Phones and Ink/Toner Cartridges

Used, unwanted cell phones can be used by victims of domestic violence.  A cell phone can be programmed to call 911, regardless of whether the user has purchased a service plan or not.  If you would like to donate a phone, please also provide the battery charger.

We will gladly accept your empty ink and/or toner cartridges.  Each donation received is recycled and raises money for client services.

Verizon Wireless HopeLine® Program

"For the third year in a row, Verizon Wireless collected more than 1 million no-longer-used wireless phones through its HopeLine® program. Throughout 2009, consumers and businesses donated nearly 1.1 million phones. With the help of these donations, the HopeLine program awarded $1.6 million in cash grants to domestic violence prevention and awareness programs and donated 23,000 phones with 69 million free minutes of service to almost 600 shelters nationwide."

"Verizon Wireless is a recognized corporate leader for its commitment to preventing domestic violence and raising awareness of the issue."

"Verizon Wireless’ HopeLine program collects no-longer used wireless phones, batteries and accessories from any wireless service provider at our Communications Stores nationwide and puts the nation’s most reliable wireless network to work in our communities by turning these unused wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence."
(http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLine.html)

Funding Sources

• New York State Office of Children and Family Services
• New York State Office of Victim Services
• New York State Department of Health
• New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services
• National Children’s Alliance
• United Way of Northern New York
• Private Individual and Organization Donations