Become a member

WANT TO HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE? BE PART OF OUR COALITION.

Members volunteer their time and share their stories to raise awareness, provide support, education, and resources to others. Meetings will be held once a month. This group in survivor driven and supported by the District Attorney of Yolo County.

Member Requirements:

• Must be 18 years old, 16 with parental consent

• Must be survivors of Yolo County crimes

• Must fill out an application

• Must participate either their time/talent/skill in the advocacy for survivors

submit applications to hearusyolo@gmail.com

Laura Valdes - Victim Services Program Manager

Nobody plans to be a victim of crime, but once you are, you enter an unwanted journey of healing. A victim’s healing journey is that of growing from a place of victimization to survival and ultimately to thriving. While a person has had no choice about being victimized, they have a choice about growing through these healing stages. Survivors of crime find themselves in a very lonely space during the processing of criminal trauma. This group provides the ability to make a change in victim rights and issues with others who have also been victimized and have managed to assimilate their “new normal.”