AUSTIN, Texas – At the request of local crime victims and their families, Texas finally opened its first Trauma Recovery Center in Austin today. The Harvest Trauma Recovery Center will provide free, comprehensive services to crime victims and their families, including counseling, crisis intervention, legal assistance, help with police reports, and more. 

Washington, D.C. – Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) applauds the Central Iowa Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) for being named a recipient of the OVC FY 2023 Field-Generated Grant for Increasing Options and Expanding Access to Victims of Crime issued by the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. 

The Central Iowa TRC is part of a network of centers that follow the TRC Model of Care, a best-practice intervention created in 2001 to serve survivors of violence who were falling through the cracks of traditional victims services with a combination of assertive outreach, trauma informed-mental health services, and care coordination.

Public safety organization Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) and its flagship project, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice (CSSJ), have released a seven-point agenda to help break cycles of community and gun violence across the nation. Informed by a national network of 180,000 crime survivors, the National Crime Victims Agenda: Stopping Cycles of Community and Gun Violence presents seven policy solutions to advance healing, prevention, safety and trauma recovery for communities most harmed by  gun violence – which has become the leading cause of death of American children

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today, more than 100 Ohioans with a past record gathered at The Linden Community Center for a neighborhood event to promote community empowerment and public safety. Organizers are calling it a “new day” for those ready to work to build safe, economically vibrant neighborhoods in every corner of the state.

TimeDone Ohio members joined local crime survivors to advocate for common sense public safety policies that help break cycles of crime and victimization. Members also received free information about housing, employment, legal services, and other resources to help them break free from post-incarceration poverty.

We were devastated to hear the news of the tragic loss of three innocent lives due to gun violence in Jacksonville. As a community of crime survivors with a strong presence in the Jacksonville area, we know this loss hits especially hard. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, and we stand in […]

As a new report highlights massive hurdles for people with an arrest or other legal record, TimeDone Pennsylvania brings together Harrisburg families to champion economic freedom and public safety HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, more than 100 Pennsylvanians with past records gathered at Breaking The Chainz Community Resource Center for a neighborhood event to promote community […]

Governor Gretchen Whitemer today signed a state budget agreement that includes an unprecedented $4 million for a 3-year trauma recovery center (TRC) pilot program at two locations in the state. These funds will establish TRC programs serving victims of crime, providing comprehensive wrap-around services such as legal assistance, mental health care, and connection to other crime-related services that will help survivors heal in the wake of violence.

Governor Pritzker signed HB 3026 into law, which improves sentencing credits for those in prison by awarding credits fairly and equitably. This bill ensures that people are incentivized to complete rehabilitative programming, be better prepared for success after release, and less likely to cause harm. HB 3026 is sponsored by Rep. Kelly Cassidy and Sen. Robert Peters, and was supported by crime survivors across the state.

Governor Pritzker signed HB 2493 into law, which reforms the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA). This new law expands eligibility for family members who have lost loved ones to violence, for those who are not otherwise eligible for bereavement leave under other laws. Victims would now have 10 days of unpaid leave to grieve or make funeral arrangements, helping survivors heal and putting an end to cycles of victimization.

Gov. Hobbs announced a $19M grant for the Victim of Crime Act’s Crime Victims Fund, reaching victims services and programs to help them heal  PHOENIX – Governor Katie Hobbs this week announced a $19 million grant for the Victim of Crime Act’s (VOCA) Crime Victims Fund, which will be distributed by the state’s Department of […]