Sometimes you get a good advocate that truly wants to help—helps with forms, sharing resources offered, attending court. Other times you get bad information, or just a lack of concern for you—the victim. So it’s hit or miss. There is a huge turn around with victim advocates. If you get to know one, it seems they have moved on. Since I worked with this organization I have gone through 6 victim advocates. I don’t know if it’s a lack of pay issue, long hours, or just that the organization is not organized. Maybe leadership should sit down and discuss these possibilities because there is no cohesion of advocacy with victims that come to this agency for help. It’s really a shame as this is a great concept it’s just not being executed well. Also when you are actually IN crisis, it seems like you are on your own. I’ve called and I don’t get a call back. My niece also had the same experience. You call. You wait. No one calls back. It seems like there’s just not much help here or maybe they are understaffed.

My best advice would be to advocate for yourself. The employees aren't the best to work with and upper management is non-responsive. As a DV survivor, I could have really used EPEC's help (support, referrals to other agencies) but it seems like just another program looking to get numbers to justify their funding without actually offering any services. EPEC failed me.

I spoke to someone who said they would have someone call me to maybe help my situation Well I never received that call! The reason for my call should have been of top priority but the local and state curruption I guess is getting them too! Don't trust anyone here it doesn't look good!