YOU CAN make positive change for Victims of Violent Crimes!
Progress in improving the treatment of crime victims is due
largely to the efforts of thousands of individuals who have turned
their victimization into a force for positive change. Victims and
survivors of victims of homicide, rape, child abuse, domestic
violence, and other serious offenses have transformed their
experiences into a vehicle for ensuring that victims of similar types
of crime receive true justice, meaningful assistance, and
compassionate treatment before the law. Many victims and survivors
volunteer their time and resources to create and staff programs such
as shelters and crisis hotlines, conduct legislative advocacy, and
speak on victim impact panels.
Opportunities to help victims exist in
almost every community. This and other work for positive change helps
ensure that the progress made to date is not lost and that new ground
is broken to gain greater justice and healing for all victims of
crime. We do this by providing materials and resources to educate
victims as to other available resources in the community for victims
of crime through outreach programs, and holding events that make the
community aware of crime victims, such as the Evening of Remembrance
and Flowers on the Lake and Crime Victims Recognition Ceremony.
Please help us make our community a better place. Baton Rouge
needs YOUR help more than ever!
