Vera works with staff from justice systems and government agencies to help them deliver their services to people with disabilities in appropriate, accessible ways.
Vera’s Accessing Safety Initiative (ASI) helps its partner jurisdictions—states and cities—enhance the capacity of their social services and criminal justice systems to assist women with disabilities & Deaf women who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The Guardianship Project provides guardianship services for elderly and disabled people in New York City who have been determined by a judge to be unable to care for themselves. Project staff include lawyers, social workers, and bookkeepers, who oversee an array of services—including health care, home care, and money management—and help clients to remain independent and engaged in their communities. Our services currently save the state more than $2.5 million annually in Medicaid costs, and as it grows those savings will increase significantly.
Read the press release about the Guardianship Project's new director, Laura Negrón.
Director, Center on Victimization and Safety
