Support, Advocacy And Assistance
You Are Not Alone... Homicide Survivors Can Help
Support:
Support Groups in English & Spanish
- Monthly groups where survivors support one another
- Crisis Counseling and Phone & E-mail friends support
- Individual peer counseling in-person, phone or online
- Literature & books
- About grief, trauma, children's grief and suggestions on how to cope
- Newsletter
Advocacy:
- Court Support
- Victim Rights & Criminal Justice Advocacy
- Communication with prosecutors, law enforcement & 88-Crime
- Literature & Court Packet on Criminal Justice Victim Rights
- Civil justice & legal advocacy
- Guidance & referrals for assistance with probate, guardianship and wrongful death Personal advocacy assistance in interactions with creditors, landlords and employers
- Media Assistance in interactions with media, help with interviews or statements, helps publicize unsolved cases
Assistance: As funds are available we offer assistance with:
- Funeral expenses
- Cemetery plot, urn, grave marker
- Crime scene cleaning
- Repair/replacement of doors & windows damaged by the crime
- Emergency Financial Assistance
- Food, emergency clothing, shelter, emergency utility help, fuel assistance
- Financial Assistance to help victims during trial
- Help with expenses for transportation, lodging, food or childcare to attend trial
Outreach Activities:
- Memorial Photo Display remembering our loved ones
- National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil in April
- National Missing Children’s Day , May 25
- National Day of Remembrance of Murder Victims, September 25
- United Way Pledge Drive in October- Please help!
- Student Pledge Against Gun Violence in October
- YWCA Week Without Violence in October
- Survivors' Thanksgiving Pot Luck in November
- Holiday Candlelight Remembrance in December
- Angel Tree Holiday Help in December
Contact us: Homicide Survivors Inc
Gail Leland
32 N. Stone Ave. #1408
Tucson, AZ, 85701
520-740-5729 Phone
520-740-5773 Fax
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