Victims compensation: Advocates encourage victims of violent crimes to apply for state financial aid

Here's how you could be compensated as a survivor of gun violence, violent crime

Its National Crime Victims Rights Week, and a group of local and national gun violence advocates are calling for barriers to be removed to improve access to resources for those who have been affected by gun violence and other violent crimes in Northeast Ohio.It's all a part of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justices multi-city tour for the Crime Survivors Speak: Right to Heal Access to Victim Compensation campaign. Organization leaders said they…

Grand Rapids community honors more than 150 victims of violent crime

The lives of more than 150 violent crime victims were honored at the 63rd District Court in Grand Rapids Township Tuesday. Hosted by Silent Observer and the Kent County Victim Witness Unit, dozens of community members came together to honor…

Victims compensation: Advocates encourage victims of violent crimes to apply for state financial aid

Advocates and victims of violent crimes filled the hall inside the Holloman Center for Social Justice. National and local nonprofits brought the community together Tuesday to learn about Victims Compensation, a financial aid program in every state.In Ohio, someone can apply through the Attorney General's Office. But according to Sheila Nared, director of the Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses Trauma Recovery Center, most people don't even know it's…

Survivors of Gun Violence Gather to Share Stories, Search for Solutions, and Seek Compensation

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Aswad Thomas, vice president of Alliance for Safety and Justice and national director at Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, speaking at Saturday’s event. Montgomery – Alabama Appleseed took part in the “Right to Heal: Access to Victim Compensation” event held recently at The Sanctuary at the Jubilee Center in Montgomery, where a room full of attendees learned about the state’s crime victim compensat…