LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Parents for Megan's Law and The Crime
Victims Center for its dedicated and vital service to the residents of
New York State

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
Parents for Megan's Law and The Crime Victims Center for its dedicated
and vital service to the residents of New York State, to be celebrated
at its 2010 Champion For Children Awards Gala on Friday, February 5,
2010, at Villa Lombardi's, in Holbrook, New York; this year's honorees
include Frank MacKay and Gary Melius; and
WHEREAS, Parents for Megan's Law, Inc. (PFML) is a not-for-profit
community and victim's rights organization dedicated to the prevention
and treatment of sexual abuse through the provision of education, advo-
cacy, counseling, victim services, policy and legislative support
services; and
WHEREAS, Responsible for staffing both the Local and National Megan's
Law Helplines and the National Sex Offender Registration Tips (SORT)
Helpline, PFML is a New York State Certified Rape Crisis Center that
provides a 24-hour local hotline created to offer support and assist
victims of sexual assault and other violent crimes; and
WHEREAS, PFML, Inc. recently expanded its mission to include the new
Crime Victims Center, a program designed to link all victims of violent
crime with crime victim compensation and multi-agency referrals for
support and assistance; and
WHEREAS, The Victim Advocacy Program was set up to assist victims of
child sexual abuse and non-offending family members, adult victims of
sexual assault (including courtroom and medical appointment accompani-
ment) and referral services for all victims of violent crime including;
homicide, kidnapping, DWI, robbery, assault, confrontational burglary,
stalking, human trafficking, arson and terrorism; and
WHEREAS, The Crime Victim Center Services provides support for all
innocent victims of violent crime including: homicide, kidnapping, DWI,
robbery, assault, confrontational burglary, stalking, human trafficking,
arson and terrorism; PFML's advocates assist with recovering expenses
related to the crime including personal property losses for minors,
elderly and disabled victims; and
WHEREAS, PFML also offers counseling for child and adult victims of
sexual assault and victims of other violent crimes, as well as numerous
educational programs such as Child and Teen Sexual Abuse and Rape
Prevention, and Adult Sexual Abuse Prevention; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Parents for Megan's Law and The Crime Victims Center for its
dedicated and vital service to the residents of New York State; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Parents for Megan's Law and The Crime Victims Center.