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people they can become victims. We don’t like to think we can become victims but it can happen to anyone,” he said.
“The more alert and aware you appear, the less likely you will become a victim,” he said.
“Our goal is to cut down on the victims and the defendants in our courts,” he said.
National Victims of Crime Week has been celebrated for more than four years, nationally.
And, while offices and support for victims of crime operate in large cities across our state and nation, only two the caliber of the Culpeper office exist in Virginia.
“Halifax County has a rural based office,” Mr. Hill said. “Hopefully, next year this program will grow to include Madison and in the near future, all of Planning District Nine.”
“I’d like to plan a picnic for next year, maybe even a speaker,” he said of planned events. “But, it takes victims and volunteers.”
Mr. Hill is the only paid employee in his office. The rest is done by volunteers.
“I’d like to make a public service announcement video on showing volunteers how much they are appreciated,” Mr. Hill said. “You see them for drugs and alcohol but what about volunteers?”
While volunteers are always needed, Mr. Hill is looking for those interested in music, drama and publication.
“I would like to make a video and rap song about being the victim of a crime,” he said, explaining such a video and song would be directed at school children.
His office publishes a volunteer quarterly newsletter. “I’ve too many jobs and not enough hands,” he said.
“I want to get the word out there that we are here,” he said.
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