Benner Township Holds Ceremony for NCVRW

SCI Benner Township held its 5th annual National Crime Victims' Rights Week Ceremony on April 10. The theme this year was "Honoring Our Past, Creating Hope for the Future." Staff from Office of Victim Advocate (OVA) and Centre Safe were in attendance. The featured guest speaker, Andrea Lilroe from Resilient Voices, shared her story, which was moving and powerful. Her strength and resiliency was evident throughout her speech. Centre Safe staff presented a history of the agency, which showed the progression of services in the 1970's by focusing solely on women to evolving to be inclusive of everyone in 2019.

Creative poster and poetry contest winners were announced during the ceremony. The participants in each of these contests were asked to submit their works in accordance with this year's theme. The ceremony also included a poetry reading, a moment of silence, hope-related artwork, information on crime and information on the Inmate Apology Bank.

Included in the group picture is Benner Township Staff: Lesley Lucas-Treatment Specialist, Dr. Robert Marsh-Superintendent, Jennifer Rossman-CCPM and Althea Kent-Social Worker. The other individuals wish to not be named.