The Boy Scouts of America created a Settlement Trust through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to compensate survivors of sexual assault. This Trust seeks to provide fair financial relief, with compensation based on factors like abuse severity and long-term impact. Tara King and Emma Guidry, ACP explain how survivors can claim their payments and how compensation is determined. #WLF #WagstaffWay #BSASettlement #SettlementTrust https://lnkd.in/gRfdttkn
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This payment demonstrates a severe lack of understanding of the needs of someone seeking safety. $1500 is ludicrous. This payment is extremely restrictive and too many hoops to jump through. It needs fixing asap. It needs to be distributed through community legal centres on the front line. Women need money for legal representation, to cover mortgage repayments and usually bills to keep the lights on and petrol in the car. $1500 is nowhere near enough to gain freedom from domestic violence. What survivors need. 1. Appropriate legal support to remove the perpetrator from the home and to keep themselves and their children safe from the perpetrator (usually the father). 2. Legal support to freeze assets and protect bank accounts, mortgage redraw access and all joint credit accounts and to separate financially from the perpetrator as quickly as possible. 3. Financial support with rent or mortgage for as long as needed to remain safely in own home. 4. Financial support to recover, rebuild and heal including counselling and therapy for mother and children. We will be doing a great service to society by providing appropriate supports for victim survivors and holding perpetrators accountable. This would save billions and billions of dollars. #HowDareShe be revered for her unpaid work as a mother. #HowDareShe be protected from misogyny!
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An important support tool when taking the first steps away from an abusive relationship.
We know how challenging it can be to escape abusive relationships. Which is why our Flee Fund gives domestic abuse victims up to £500 to pay for essentials that make leaving possible with no need to pay it back. If you need us, we're here. Talk to us privately in any TSB branch or via video call. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/e-GKFQXg
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Today, on #NationalSorryDay, we stand in solidarity with the Stolen Generations and their survivors. This year's theme, 'Bringing Them Home – the unfinished business,' highlights the critical need to address outstanding recommendations. Many Stolen Generations survivors, now elders, deserve access to full and fair redress and the records that hold their stories. We join our voices with First Nations organisations demanding justice and a future grounded in equity. Now and everyday. Healing is central to reconciliation. Further resources | https://lnkd.in/g7qFG8W #UnfinishedBusiness
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This Spring, National Veterans Legal Services Program Burn Pits Claims Assistance Program formed two new partnerships with BurnPits 360 and Stronghold Freedom Foundation to help #veterans and their families who are suffering the catastrophic consequences of toxic exposure from burn pits but who are not receiving the disability or death benefits they are eligible to receive. Learn more about our Burn Pits Claims Assistance Program here: https://lnkd.in/ef45X9ym
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Owner at Provident Solar Club! We help homeowners make good, sustainable decisions concerning energy conservation and solar energy production.
Transformation
Volume up, it’s a tear jerker. This video starts out with the first time I set foot back in the house where I almost died - many times over. I wanted to burn it to the ground. I called this house, and the street where it sits, “hell” and so did many others. The volume of narcotics, women, mayhem and violence that were peddled out of this house are staggering. It was truly hell on earth. As the video progresses, you’ll see me revisit the house, with friends - some who are no longer with us - and even my kids. An idea took hold - instead of burning it down, acquire it, and renovate it into something positive. Use it as an anchor to change that entire street called “hell” into a place where kids can play outside again, where neighbors fellowship, and where hope can live again. We did end up acquiring and renovating that house. And the one next door, two more up the street, one around the corner. And we have no intentions of slowing down. Halfway into it, Scott Mann (he’s in the video too), a Green Beret with extensive experience running Afghan Village Stability Operations came to see what we were doing, and noticing a LOT of similarities between our block project and VSO, began advising us on how to leverage SOF doctrine to empower this community to rise up on its own and keep the bad actors at bay. We immediately put his recommendations into action. To date, we have shuttered TWO active dope houses, and one house used to traffick women (in other words, a brothel). We have gotten nearly 300 people off the streets, sober, housed, and employed - veterans, women and children among them. We have created dozens of jobs and stopped violent crime on two of the historically deadliest streets in America’s deadliest city. And we did it without firing a single shot or needing law enforcement to make a single arrest (with the exception of three child predators/abusers). This is how we change America from the bottom up. This is how we restore our communities. This is how I recover. As Scott says “nobody’s coming. It’s up to us.”
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Safe Ireland estimates that over 90% of victims of domestic violence in Ireland also experience financial abuse. Explore our research-backed tools to support financial wellbeing for survivors of domestic violence: https://lnkd.in/gRfNtHZk Thank you to Safe Ireland and Irish Banking Culture Board for their support on this project!
Throughout the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the IBCB is raising awareness of financial abuse and promoting resources that empower survivors. The Providing the Tools for Financial Wellbeing initiative, which is a collaboration between Safe Ireland, TASC - Think-tank for Action on Social Change, and the IBCB, entailed training more than 100 key-workers, and delivering resources to empower survivors of financial abuse. 🎥 The IBCB and our member banks, AIB, Bank of Ireland and PTSB, provide support for the victims and survivors of domestic and financial abuse in a number of different ways. Watch our video highlighting what supports our member banks have, and a message from Mary McDermott, CEO, Safe Ireland. Please contact your bank if you are concerned that someone else has control over your finances without your consent. https://lnkd.in/ef8y76p3
IBCB Providing support for survivors of Gender-Based Violence
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May is Older Americans Month; and throughout the month, we’ll be sharing common senior scams and how to prevent them. We’re starting with fake lottery scams, which present as phone calls telling victims they’ve won millions of dollars and need to pay administrative fees or taxes to receive the money. Check out these tips to protect yourself and your loved ones from falling victim. #lislesavingsbank #lislesavings #lsb #relationshipsforgenerations #lisle #illinois #banklocal #olderamericansmonth #elderlyscams #scamprevention #lotteryscams
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Supervisory Criminal Investigator at Bureau of Indian Affairs, former DSW Candidate
Funding opportunities
The deadline is this week to apply for 2 OVW grant initiatives to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault: Financial Assistance for Victims: https://lnkd.in/dpccSBni Tribal Financial Assistance for Victims: https://lnkd.in/dsJ8sgxx
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Today is #WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay, and we are committed to raising awareness about the abuse and exploitation of elders. Check out these tips from the American Bankers Association to learn more: https://ow.ly/aLfh50SgU6n
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GameChanger. VictimsFirst.org Best Practices Advocate. VTCRC Project Coordinator.
In the aftermath of a mass shooting or any mass casualty crime, the trauma doesn’t end when the news cycle moves on. Survivors and victims’ families face a long road of grief, recovery, and financial hardship. That’s why organizations like VictimsFirst.org are so crucial. Founded by survivors and family members of victims, VictimsFirst.org works to ensure that those affected by these tragedies receive direct financial support. We fight for transparency and accountability in the distribution of funds, so that money raised in the name of victims truly reaches them. What sets VictimsFirst.org apart is our relentless advocacy for victims’ rights and mental health support, ensuring that no one is left behind in the wake of violence. We help navigate the often complex and broken systems meant to support victims, bringing dignity back to the process. When you support organizations like VictimsFirst.org, you’re not just offering condolences. You’re providing real, tangible support to those whose lives have been torn apart. Please visit VictimsFirst to learn more about our mission and how you can get involved. #SupportSurvivors #VictimsRights #VictimsFirst #MentalHealthAwareness #EndGunViolence
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