Prosecuting Attorney
Victim Assistance Unit
A victim advocate is located at each of our office sites to serve you. Please feel free to call them during business hours for assistance or information about your rights as a victim of crime.
For cases pending in the Holland & Hudsonville District Courts
Stephanie Stoddard, Victim Advocate85 West 8th Street, Suite 130
Holland, MI 49423
Holland: (616)355-4310
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-3100, ext. 4310
FAX: (616) 355-4336
For cases pending in the 20th Circuit Court
Joan Grillo, Victim Rights Coordinator
414 Washington Avenue, Room 120
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Grand Haven: (616) 846-8368
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-6060, ext. 8368
FAX: (616) 846-8178
For cases pending in the Grand Haven District Court & Juvenile Court
Lesley Morano, Victim Advocate
414 Washington Avenue, Room 120
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Grand Haven: (616) 846-8391
Holland: (616) 392-3111, ext. 8391
Grand Rapids: (616) 662-6060, ext. 8391
FAX: (616) 846-8178
12220 Fillmore Street, Room 312
West Olive, MI 49460
West Olive: (616) 738-4870
FAX: (616) 738-4889
Services
- Provide victims with notice of initial charges, their rights and all court proceedings.
- Assist victims in seeking appropriate counseling or social services.
- Assist and accompany victims during trial or court proceedings (upon request).
- Provide an opportunity for victim input regarding trial decisions and any plea negotiations.
- Assist victims in presenting sentence recommendations orally or in writing.
- Assist victims in determining the amount of appropriate restitution and communicating restitution amounts to probation departments and the court.
- Assist in securing court-ordered restitution from convicted defendants.
- Assist victims in obtaining information about parole hearings and anticipated discharge dates for convicted defendants who are incarcerated.
Brochures & Forms
Crime Victim Compensation Brochure
Crime Victim Compensation Application
Collection On Your Order Of Restitution
Working With Victims Of Elderly Crimes & Abuse
Community Services Referral Card (English)
Community Services Referral Card (Spanish)
Domestic Violence Brochure (English)
Domestic Violence Brochure (Spanish)
Domestic Violence, Stalking and Date
Rape Informational Guide
Protect Your Identity
Understanding Criminal Sexual Conduct - A Handbook for Victims: Provided by Ottawa County
Links
AARP
AARP in Espanol at bottom right of the Home Page. Also type in “grief & loss” under Search
About
Crime Victim Compensation in Michigan
Department of Community Health
Bereaved Parents of the USA
National self-help group, especially for the newly bereaved
Call - 211
Your 24 hr. link to Health & Human Services
Center For Women in Transition
Compassion Connection
Offers gift of compassion & concern
The Compassionate Friends, Holland, Zeeland Chapter
Assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age & provides information to help others be supportive.
The Dougy Center for grieving kids & families
Spanish Programs are also available.
Elder Law of Michigan - Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors/Information & Advice
Evergreen Commons
Support Groups & General Assistance for seniors
Grief Haven
Support & resources for parents & others who have lost a child
Hospice of Holland - Kids Grieve Too - Teenage Grief
Michigan Attorney General’s Office
Call to make a report on suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation by a licensed provider or residential facility
Michigan Department of Corrections - Offender Tracking Information System (O.T.I.S.)
Find where a prisoner is housed, earliest release date, mug shot, etc.
Michigan Department of Corrections
Victim Notification & prisoner Information, Crime Victim Notification Unit
Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Health Systems
Health Facility Complaint & Investigation Unit
Michigan Department of Human Services
Report adult abuse and other child & family services, also after hour answering service
Michigan Sex Offender Registry
The Michigan Victim Alliance
Assists victims of violence, trauma & abuse
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Victim/Survivor Helpline
National Center on Elder Abuse
National Center for Victims of Crime
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
National Consumers League’s Fraud Center
National Crime Prevention Council
The National Institute for Trauma & Loss In Children, Parents Trauma Resource Center
Provides services to traumatized children & families
National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children
For families & friends of those who have died by violence
National Organization for Victim Assistance
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
National Sex Offender Lookup Service
Results include a map with links to offender information
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
U.S. Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs; Victims of Crime Resource Center
United States Postal Inspection Service
Us Dept. of Justice/Office For Victims of Crime
Victim Assistance FAQs
Prosecuting Attorney Association of Michigan
Victims Rights
Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council
