Hearing about the pain
After the family tells their story. After the funeral and more stories. After the blood is washed away, or the room of the victim is cleaned up, what about the family?
Does anyone turn to them to help them through the time ahead?
Often there’s no help, no counseling, no sharing of advice and support.
That’s the work that Citizens for Change has taken on itself. Begun by parents who have suffered the loss of children in Chicago’s surge of violence, they have created a network that offers support and directs parents to where they can find help that might ease their pain.
As a journalist, have you ever considered the story of the the families afterwards? Have you ever gone back to see what happens to them? Here’s a chance to learn about this situation and Citizens for Change.
photo by Carlos Javier Ortiz
They are one of the groups that will be taking part in our gathering from 10 to noon on Tuesday Jan. 29 at 618 S. Michigan. We will have over 30 experts, public officials, community groups and activists on hand to meet journalists to talk about their insights and to help offer new ways of telling the story of youth violence in Chicago. Please join us
Steve@chicagoistheworld.org, 312 369 6400
And here too, is an announcement from Citizens for Change about an upcoming event:
Friends, family, colleagues and supporters -
Written by Stephen on January 22, 2013
Filed Under: We Are Not Alone - No Estamos Solos
Tags: Citizens for Change-Chicago, families of crime victims
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