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Organization: Amity Township Crimewatch
Address: St. Paul's Lutheran Church 548 Old Swede Road Douglassville, PA 19518
Phone #: 610-689-6002
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.amitytwpcrimewatch.org
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Organization: Bad Check Restitution Program
Address: PO Box 1259 Reading, PA 19603
Phone #: 1-877-295-4767
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.checkprogram.com/berkscountypa
Mission statement: To obtain full restitution for the victim without adding to the financial burden of the criminal justice system.

Organization: Child Identification Program
Address: 633 Court Street Reading, PA 19601
Phone #: 610-478-6240
Contact person: Sheriff Eric J. Weaknecht
E-mail: idme@countyofberks.com
URL: www.countyofberks.com/sheriff
Mission statement: I.D. Me is a child identification program that enhances the Code Amber Alert System. The Berks County Sheriff's Department captures a digital photo of your child and stores it on the County of Berks computer network.

Organization: Crime Alert Tip-line Berks County
Phone #: 1-877-373-9913 (Anonymous)
E-mail: alertberks@aol.com
URL: www.alertberks.org
Mission statement: Report crimes and activities, such as illegal trash and chemical dumping (rewards up to $5000 possible)

Organization: Victims Compensation Assistance Program
Address: Office of Victims' Services PO Box 1167 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
Phone #: 1-800-233-2339
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.pcccd.state.pa.us
Mission statement: The crime Victims Compensation Program helps victims and their families ease the financial burdens they may face as a result of crime.

Organization: National Center for the Victims of Crime
Address: 2000 “M” Street Suite 480 Washington, DC 20036
Phone #: 202-467-8700 or 1-800-394-2255
Contact person:
E-mail: gethelp@ncvc.org
URL: www.ncvc.org
Mission statement: The National Center for Victims of Crime works to make sure all crime victims get the assistance and information they need. We are committed to doing our best to help you.

Organization: National McGruff House Network
Address: 2345 Crystal Drive Suite 500 Arlington, VA 22202-4801
Phone #: 801-486-8786 202-466-6272
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.ncpc.org
Mission statement: The National Crime Prevention Council’s mission is to be the nation's leaders in helping people keep themselves, their families, and their communities safe from crime.

Organization: Reading Crime Watch
Address: PO Box 12984 Reading, PA 19612-2984
Phone #: 610-655-6599
Contact person: J. Andrew Wagner
E-mail:RdgCrimeWatch@aol.com
URL: www.rdgcrimewatch.com
Mission statement: The main objective of the Crime Watch Program is to reduce the incidence of crime by: Increasing citizen awareness of burglary and other neighborhood crime, training citizens in the means to better property security, developing a neighborhood action program where neighbors help watch each other's property and report suspicious persons and activities to law enforcement agencies.
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Organization: Speak Up
Phone #: 1-869-speak-up
Mission statement: Report weapons threats

Organization: Years of Tears
Address: P.O. Box 15182, Reading, PA 19612
Phone # : 610-468-4622
Contact person: Tina Steif
E-mail: Tina@yearsoftears.org
URL: www.yearsoftears.org
Mission statement: Our goal is to raise awareness and money concerning our victims & the violence of unsolved murder or suspicious death in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Thru community involvement, advertising, fund raising and public speaking with hopes of bringing justice to victims and their families and also help in prevention of more victims.