Assistance Services

COMPASS Sexual Assault Education, Prevention, & Support

Off-Campus/ Students & Employees
330.452.1111 (Stark County) or 330.339.1427 (Tuscawaras and Carroll Counties)  | compassrapecrisis.org

• All COMPASS services are available to all clients regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
• COMPASS has a policy to ensure all clients are able to access services through use of interpreters at no cost to client.
• COMPASS is Safe Zone trained to ensure staff is culturally competent in working with LGBTQ survivors.
• All COMPASS services follow the core standards for Rape Crisis Programs in Ohio
• All COMPASS services are available for survivors and co-survivors of any form of sexual violence, stalking and human trafficking.

24-Hour Crisis Hotline

• 330.452.1111 (Stark County) or 330.339.1427 (Tuscawaras and Carroll Counties)
• Provides confidential, emotional support to those affected by sexual violence
• Available 24 hours a day/7 days a week

Hospital advocacy

• Provide hospital advocacy/support services during a forensic sexual assault examination at Aultman, Mercy, and Union hospitals
• Provides survivors with a sweat suit and a comfort kit

COUNSELING

• Individual Counseling (Canton and New Philadelphia offices)
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Support Groups

Case Management

• Provides resources a survivor may need for basic necessities
• Offers food vouchers to Goodwill’s food pantry (Canton office)
• Assists with skill building

OUTREACH ADVOCACY 

• Provides crisis intervention services to students, staff, and faculty
• Provide awareness and education to the students, staff, and faculty

Legal Advocacy

• Provide survivors with support, assistance, safety planning, accompaniment and advocacy throughout the civil and criminal process
• Assist with Civil Protection Order paperwork (New Philadelphia)
• Work closely with many community agencies to provide resources and wrap around care for clients
• Advocates are available to assist through COMPASS confidential 24-hour hotline

• Services are available for ALL victims of crime regardless of their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability throughout Stark County’s three Municipal Courts, Juvenile Court and Court of Common Pleas.
• If you have become a victim of a crime in Stark County, Ohio you are entitled to assistance from the Victim/Witness Division of the Stark County Prosecutor’s Office.

Victim Services

• Contact victims of crime to determine needs.
• Advise on the replacement of stolen credit cards, I.D. cards and driver’s license. 
• Provide referrals for emergency services.
• Provide crisis counseling and intervention for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors
• Assist victims in getting Temporary Protection Orders during the pendency of a Criminal case, when appropriate.
• Assist victims with completing Victim Impact Statements.
• Provide court support (accompaniment).
• Notify victims of case status and court hearing dates.
• Provide victims with Victims of Crime Compensation forms and attorney referrals.
• Provide special programming for child abuse victims.
• Provide services for those requesting interpreters or special needs assistance for court hearings. 

Domestic Violence Project, Inc.

Off-Campus/ Students & Employees

Canton Office 330.453.7233   |  domesticviolenceproject.org

• All Domestic Violence Project, Inc. services are available without distinction to all clients regardless of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
• DVPI is Safe Zone certified and undergoes periodic re-certification to ensure staff competency in assisting LGBTQ survivors.
• DVPI also has an LEP policy to ensure services are available to all survivors through interpretation services. Interpretation services are provided at no cost to survivors.