Support, Advocacy And Assistance
You Are Not Alone... Homicide Survivors Can Help
Support:
- Monthly groups in English & Spanish 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:
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:
- 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
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Homicide Survivors, Inc.
32 N. Stone Ave., Suite 1408
Tucson, AZ, 85701
520-740-5729 Phone
520-740-5773 Fax
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