What is a Qualified Victim Services Program (QVSP) in the state of Oregon?

  • Volunteers of America - Home Free is a Qualified Victim Services Program (QVSP), as recognized by the Oregon Department of Justice - Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division.
  • Home Free has some of the strictest confidentiality regulations of any service provider.
  • Home Free advocates have Advocate Privilege under Oregon state law. This is like Doctor/Patient or Attorney/Client Privilege, but even more restrictive. Home Free advocates are not mandated reporters (except for a few very specific circumstances).
  • Home Free advocates must get their own Releases of Information (ROI). If you are another provider, you may send us your agency ROI, and we can listen to anything you want to share with us. However, we neither confirm nor deny any information without having our own written, signed, specific, time-sensitive ROI on file that is compliant with the Violence Against Women Act and other confidentiality laws that protect survivor’s information.