Provide ongoing practical support and services to families and friends of homicide victims: Crisis Reponse, Mental Health, Information & Referral, Advocacy, Community Outreach, Education & Communication
COPE Grief Support Group: Circle of Prayer + Empowerment (CoPE)
2nd & 4th Saturdays - 219 E. 15th St. Palo Alto
3rd Saturday - Redwood City (Spanish Speaking Community)
An inter-faith group des
igned to help families and friends of homicide victims recover from the depression and illness associated with their tragic loss. Participants are asked to maintain confidentiality and to be sensitive to those who manifest their grief in different ways. Individual professional help is available. Information & Referral Service – Many victim-survivors are unemployed or cannot maintain employment due to PTSD, depression and other stress factors. Consequently, these individuals need immediate financial assistance, counseling services, “safe-homes”, food and other much-needed assistance. Due to the lengthy and complicated process of applying and qualifying for victim services, many people misunderstand the application process and miss deadlines. Advocacy - 1K MPV participates in several events throughout the Bay Area that advocate for violence prevention policies and strategies within communities. Our grassroots efforts push for common sense gun laws to reduce violence in Bay
Area neighborhoods. The Mourning Mothers Walk (at your own pace) is an opportunity for the entire family and friends of the community to raise awareness to the pain and suffering of homicide victim-survivors. PURPLE Gala (Prayer+Unity+Restoration+Love+Empowerment) - The PURPLE Gala fundraiser serves as an opportunity for donors to meet the individuals and families that their contributions are directly affecting. The gala is also used as a tool to bring awareness to the public at large of the increasing rate of homicides in Oakland.
1000 Mothers SPEAK - (Suvivors Publication Educate & Advocate Kins-Kommunity0 Starting August 1, 2011 (tenative release date)
