Our Mission...
Northeast Victim Service (NEVS) is a non-profit community organization and the principal crime victim advocate for Northeast Philadelphia.
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Northeast Victim Service works to empower the victims of crime through advocacy and support, and to assist the community in its efforts to reduce the effects of crime through outreach and education
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Serving Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Victim Service is one of the seven community-based victim service agencies in Philadelphia. We serve Northeast Philadelphia—an area of about 50 square miles with a diverse population of approximately 405,000 people.
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NEVS cooperates with the District Attorney’s Office and Police Department’s Northeast Division—the 2nd, 7th, 8th, and 15th Police Districts—to assist the victims and witnesses of crime. NEVS serves the neighborhoods of Bridesburg, Burholme, Bustleton, Castor, Fox Chase, Frankford, Holmesburg, Lawncrest, Mayfair, Far Northeast, Oxford Circle, Rhawnhurst, Somerton, Tacony, Torresdale, and Wissinoming.
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NEVS’s clients generally live in one of
the following zip codes: 19111, 19114, 19115, 19116, 19124, 19135, 19136, 19137, 19149, 19152, and 19154.