“Berkshire Bank is pleased to join CRA Partners and have the opportunity to support Senior Crimestoppers,” said Erin Boggan, Vice President CRA Officer for Berkshire Bank. “We want all members of our communities to feel safe, and the partnership with Senior Crimestoppers allows added security to the seniors in our service area.”
Thanks to Berkshire Bank, residents of Vermont Veteran’s Home in Bennington, Vermont will live in a safer and even more secure living environment. Berkshire Bank recently joined CRA Partners and is helping vulnerable seniors by funding the Senior Crimestoppers program to protect those who live and work in this local care facility.
Crime against the elderly in our society is a longstanding, constant battle that can be reduced and prevented through the operation of the Senior Crimestoppers program in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Senior Crimestoppers is a coordinated set of components that work together to create a zero tolerance to crime platform in senior housing facilities. Components include cash rewards up to $1,000 paid anonymously for information about wrongdoing of any kind, personal lock boxes for the residents, and effective, on-going education and training for staff members and residents. Senior Crimestoppers has reduced all aspects of crime in participating facilities by 94%.
“Senior Crimestoppers is a way for an administrator to further enhance the lives of the residents they serve. They all work very hard to provide safe, secure, comfortable living environments and their desire to implement the program is just one more example of this. Implementing this program does not mean that the facility currently has a crime problem, but that the administrator is proactively finding a way to keep problems from occurring in the future,” said Terry Rooker, president of Senior Crimestoppers.
“Berkshire Bank is pleased to join CRA Partners and have the opportunity to support Senior Crimestoppers,” said Erin Boggan, Vice President CRA Officer for Berkshire Bank. “We want all members of our communities to feel safe, and the partnership with Senior Crimestoppers allows added security to the seniors in our service area.”
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