As the Chair of the EJUSA Board of Directors, I know all about the difference EJUSA makes in the movement to end the death penalty and transform the justice system. I see it every day. That is why it brings me great pleasure to share with you EJUSA’s 2015 impact report. Click here to read the… Continue reading Another Year of Impact ‒ Read the report.
Tag: VOCA
Toolkit available for organizations serving crime survivors
As part of our growing work to bring racial equity to victims’ services, EJUSA published a comprehensive toolkit to help groups apply for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding. The toolkit is geared towards organizations serving crime survivors – particularly in communities of color – that have not had access to federal funding in the past. EJUSA… Continue reading Toolkit available for organizations serving crime survivors
You’re Invited: VOCA Funding for Your Community, Webinar 11/20
VOCA funding to states for victims services has more than tripled this year. This funding may be available to community organizations like yours. If your group/organization supports and provides services to crime survivors of color and other underserved survivors that otherwise have little or no access to services that address their victimization, then you should… Continue reading You’re Invited: VOCA Funding for Your Community, Webinar 11/20
Urgent: Tell Congress not to cut victims services
We need your urgent action to help save critical funding for victims services. Every year, Congress sets a level of spending from a fund known as VOCA. These are not tax dollars. Many of these funds go to community groups to support vital services like trauma intervention and counseling for people who have been harmed by… Continue reading Urgent: Tell Congress not to cut victims services
An opportunity for healing
All eyes have been on Baltimore in the last few weeks following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year old black man who died in police custody last month. Much of the media has focused on the protests or the indictments of six police officers in the case. Others have called attention to the broader… Continue reading An opportunity for healing