It's National Victims of Crime Awareness Week.
Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victims Services says they're using the week to promote its services.
"We are here to work with police," says Loyie. "In our area that with OPP and Treaty 3. We work with emergency medical services, fire, hospital. If there's a crisis, our volunteers are ready to go in and provide those practical supports."
Loyie says the agency has about twenty-one volunteers who make themselves available to help victims.
