California's Victim Compensation Program: www.vcgcb.ca.gov/VCApp.htm
The Victim Compensation Program can help pay for expenses that result from a crime.

Organizations for Families of Homicide Victims

Links to non-governmental organizations that provide support for homicide victim's families.

1,000 Mothers to Prevent Violence: www.1000mothers.org
Oakland, CA - Lorrain Taylor founded 1,000 Mothers to Prevent Violence following the tragic murders of her twin sons. The organization assists families who are coping with grief related stresses and illnesses due to the slaying of one or more family members and hold support groups twice a month.

COPE Grief Support Group - for friends and families of homicide victims
COPE Support Group meets every 2nd & 4th Sat. Refreshments served.
Regeneration
219 E. 15th Street
Oakland, CA
Click here for directions to COPE Support Group
For more information, call: 510-581-0100 or email: mothers1000@aol.com or visit: www.1000mothers.org

Alameda County Chapter of Family and Friends of Murder Victims
A Bay Area support group for victims of violence that provides activities designed to heal emotional wounds and help victims make it through holidays and the anniversary of a loved one’s death.
Contacts: JoAnn Benford, 510.895.9440; Helene Davis 510.452.2553

Attitudinal Healing Connect: www.ahc-oakland.org
Oakland, CA - AHC works to eliminate violence by supporting creative and educational programs that transform the spirit and build peaceful and loving communities for all of humanity.

Crisis Support Services of Alameda County: crisissupport.org
Alameda County - The service offers free support to people of all ages and backgrounds during times of stress and grief. They work to prevent suicide and offer support during times of hopelessness.

Face to Face Counseling Program
Provides grief and counseling programs
Main phone: 800.260.0094
24-hour Crisis Line: 800.309.2131

The Healing Circle for the Soul Support Group
San Francisco, CA - The purpose of the Healing Circle for Support is to promote sharing, healing, education, and action for survivors of homicide and victims of violence. The primary purpose of the Healing Circle is to address the needs of homicide survivors. The secondary purpose is to address other types of violence such as elder abuse, child abuse, robbery, incarceration, domestic violence, etc. "Start the Healing and Stop the Killing"

Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, 7:00-9:00pm
Paradise Baptist Church, 2nd Floor
2595 San Jose Ave. (between Geneva and 19th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94112

Facilitators: George Jurand / 415.516.1635 and Mattie Scott / 415.412.1469

Healthy Communities: www.healthycommunities.us
Healthy Communities’ mission is to decrease violence and health disparities in primarily the African American community, but also in other ethnic communities as well. The idea being that healthy people make healthy families, and healthy families make healthy communities. Healthy Communities has chapters in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Vallejo, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco.
 
Journey of Hope… From Violence to Healing: www.journeyofhope.org
An Organization led by murder victim family members that conducts public education speaking tours and addresses alternatives to the death penalty.

Khadafy Foundation for Nonviolence: www.khadafyfoundation.org
The foundation provides support services for victims of violence.

Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights (MVFHR): www.mvfhr.org
Founded in 1976, MVFR is a national organization of family members who have lost a loved one to execution or murder and who oppose the death penalty.

Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation (MVFR): www.mvfr.org
MVFR is a victim-founded, victim-led organization that represents murder victims' families who oppose the death penalty.

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty—California Chapter: www.californiapeopleoffaith.org
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, interfaith organization whose mission is to educate and mobilize faith communities to act to abolish the death penalty in the United States.

Save the Children: www.savethechildren.org
A non-government organization creating lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. Save the Children works with families to define and solve the problems their children and communities face by utilizing a broard array of strategies to ensure self-sufficiency.

Survivors of Violent Loss Network: http://www.svlp.org/
San Diego, CA - The Survivors of Violent Loss Network is an online support service for anyone who has suffered from, and/or works with violent death loss.

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Our Members' Stories

Links to individual foundations, and personal stories commemorating lost family members; these websites were created by the victim's families who are opposed to the death penalty.

Azim Khamisa’s Website: www.azimkhamisa.com
Azim Khamisa’s has spread the message of non-violence and voiced his opposition to the death penalty since losing his son in 1995. This site inventories Azim Khamisa’s workshops, speaking engagements, media appearances and book.

The Catherine Blount Foundation: www.catherineblountfdn.org
A foundation set up by a CCV member, Aba Gayle, in order to honor their loved one, Catherine Blount, after her untimely death. The foundation’s mission is to facilitate forgiveness and peace.

Justice for Brandon: www.justiceforbrandon.com
Brandon Lee Evans moved to San Francisco in early November 2008. On November 29, 2008, Brandon was shot in Golden Gate Park and died on his way to the hospital. Brandon's mother and two brothers are still waiting for the person or persons responsible to be found. Please visit the website to learn more about how you can help.

Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF): www.tkf.org
TKF to “stop kids from killing kids.” TKF provides a powerful and proven school-based violence prevention education program for students in the 4th - 8th grades to inspire and empower them to say "no" to gangs, guns and violence.

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Government Resources

Contact information for local government programs created to assist victim's families after the homicide of a loved one.

Alameda County Victim Services
Telephone: (510) 272-6180
Website: http://www.alcoda.org/victim_witness

Alpine County District Attorney
Telephone: (530) 694-2971
Website: www.alpinecountyca.gov

Amador County District Attorney
Telephone: (209) 223-6474
Website: www.co.amador.ca.us
 
Butte County Victims Assistance
Telephone: (530) 538-7340
Email address: victimassistance@buttecounty.net
Website: www.buttecounty.net

Calaveras County District Attorney
Telephone: (209) 754-6565
Email address: belben@co.calaveras.ca.us or use Online Form
Website: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/cc/

Colusa County Victim Witness Services
Telephone: (530) 458-0449
Website: www.colusada.net

Contra Costa County Victim Witness Assistance
Telephone: (925) 646-2474 or (510) 374-3272 or (800) 648-0600
Email address: edowell@contracostada.org
Website: www.co.contra-costa.ca.us

Del Norte County Victim Witness
Telephone: (707) 464-7273
Email address: victimwitness@dnco.org or use Online Form
Website: www.dnco.org

El Dorado County Victim/Witness Assistance Program
Telephone: (530) 642-4760 or (530) 573-3100
E-mail address: smeyer@co.el-dorado.ca.us
Website: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us

Fresno County Victim Witness Assistance
Telephone: (559) 488-3425
Website address: http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/

Glenn County Victim Services
Telephone: (530) 934-6510
Website Address: no website

Humboldt County District Attorney—Victim/Witness Division
Telephone: (707) 445-7417
Website address: http://co.humboldt.ca.us

Inyo County District Attorney—Victim Witness Division
Telephone:
Victim’s Services in Independence (760) 878-0282
Victim’s Services in Bishop (760) 873-6669
Email address: inyowv@qnet.com

Kings County Victim-Witness
Telephone: (559) 582-3211 x 2640
Website: www.countyofkings.com/da/divisions.html

Lake County Victim-Witness Assistance
Telephone: (707) 262-4282
Website: www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/District_Attorney/Victim-Witness_Division.htm

Lassen County Victim-Witness Assistance
Telephone: (530) 251-8281
Website address: www.co.lassen.ca.us

Madera County Community Action Partnership
Telephone:
Victim’s Services in Madera: (559) 661-1000
Victim’s Services in Eastern Madera: (559) 658-8588
Crisis Line: 1-800-355-8989
Website address: www.maderacap.org

Marin County Victim-Witness Program
Telephone: (415) 499-6450
Website: www.co.marin.ca.us

Mariposa County Victim/ Witness Assistance
Telephone: (209) 742-7441
Email address: vicwit@mariposacounty.org
Website: www.mariposacounty.org/index.aspx?nid=411

Mendocino County Victim/Witness
Telephone: (707) 463-4218
Email address: VictimWitness@co.mendocino.ca.us or use Online Form
Website: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/da/vicwit.htm

Merced County Victim Services
Telephone: (209) 385-7385
Website: www.co.merced.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=697

Modoc County Victim Services
Telephone: (530) 233-3311
Email address: luvina_albright@modoccounty.us or victimservices@co.modoc.ca.us

Monterey County Victim Witness Program
Telephone: (831) 755-5326
Email: pattersonp@co.monterey.ca.us
Website address: www.co.monterey.ca.us

Mono County District Attorney
Telephone: (760) 924-1710
Email address: chugelman@mono.ca.gov
Website: www.monocounty.ca.gov/departments/district_attorney/district_attorney.html

Napa County Victim Witness Program
Telephone: (707) 252-6222
Email address: gokelley@volunteernapa.org
Website address: www.volunteernapa.org

Nevada County Victim Witness Assistance Program
Telephone: (530) 265-1246 ext 1
Website address: http://new.mynevadacounty.com

Placer County Victim-Witness Services
Telephone: (916) 543-8000
Email: bfenocch@placer.ca.gov
Website address: www.placer.ca.gov

Plumas County Victim-Witness Program
Telephone: (530) 283-6285
Email address: victimwitness@countyofplumas.com

Sacramento County Victim-Witness
Telephone: (916) 874-5701
Website address:http://www.sacda.org/victim_witness/index.htm

San Benito County Victim Witness Center
Phone: (831) 634-1397
Website address: vwac.hollisteronline.com
Email address: vicwit@hollinet.com

San Francisco County Victim Services
Telephone: (415) 553-9044
Website: www.sfdistrictattorney.org/page.asp?id=77

San Joaquin Victim-Witness Assistance Program
Telephone: (209) 468-2500
Website address: www.co.san-joaquin.ca.us

San Mateo Victim-Witness Assistance Center
Telephone: (650) 599-7479
Website address: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us

Santa Clara County Victim-Witness Assistance Center
Telephone: (408) 295-2656
Email: vwac@victim.org
Website address: www.victim.org

Santa Cruz County Victim Witness Services
Telephone: (831) 454-2010
Email: dao@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Website address: datinternet.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/index.php/victim-services-section

Shasta County Victim Witness Program
Telephone: (530) 225-5220
Email: afitzgerald@co.shasta.ca.us
Website address: http://da.co.shasta.ca.us/vicwit1.shtml

Sierra County Victim Assistance
Telephone: (530) 993-4617
Email address: sierravw@psln.com or use Online Form

Siskiyou County Victim Witness Program
Telephone:
Local (530) 842-8229
Toll-free (800) 854-2000, ext 8229
Email address: da@co.siskiyou.ca.us
Website address: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us

Solano County District Attorney's Victim-Witness Assistance
Telephone: (707) 784-6844 or (707) 553-5400
Email: DACVA@solanocounty.com
Website address: www.solanocounty.com

Sonoma County Victim Assistance Center
Telephone: (707) 565-8250
Website address: www.sonoma-county.org

Stanislaus County Victim Services
Telephone: (209) 525-5541
Website address: www.stanislaus-da.org

Sutter County Victim Services
Telephone: (530) 822-7345
Website: www.co.sutter.ca.us/doc/government/da/vw/da_vw

Tehama County Victim Services
Telephone: (530) 527-4296

Trinity County Victim Witness Services
Telephone: (530) 623-8316
Email: dharrison@trinitycounty.org

Tulare County Victim Witness Assistance Bureau
Telephone:
Visalia (559) 733-6754
Porterville (559) 782-4835
Website address: www.da-tulareco.org

Tuolumne County District Attorney
Telephone: (209) 588-5440
Email: da@tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
Website: portal.co.tuolumne.ca.us/psp/ps/TUP_DIST_ATTORNEY/ENTP/h/?tab=DEFAULT

Yolo County Victim Witness Assistance
Telephone Number: (530) 666-8187
Website address: www.yolocounty.org/Index.aspx?page=792

Yuba County Probation
Telephone Number: (530) 741-6275
Website address: www.co.yuba.ca.us/departments/probation/victimserv.aspx

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