Bringing hope & healing through awareness, support, advocacy & community enhancement.
Helping Victims Find Their Justice
We often assume that “justice” for crime victims simply means justice in the courtroom—a guilty verdict for the offender, and sentencing commiserate with the seriousness of their crime. But for those who experienced direct harm as a result of the crime, abstract legal notions of justice tend to give way to personal beliefs and feelings about what is just. “Justice” means something different to each victim. Criminal convictions are important to many victims, but often what is even more important is that they be treated with compassion and respect, regardless of the outcome of the case. Helping survivors find their justice means enforcing victims’ rights, listening to and making victims’ needs and wishes a priority, and providing victims with access to the resources and services that can help them heal.
We have come a long way toward establishing and safeguarding victims’ rights. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the American criminal justice system was primarily concerned with protecting the constitutional rights of the accused. The victims themselves were minor players in the legal drama. The tide finally began to turn in 1982, when President Ronald Reagan established the President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime to assess the treatment of crime victims in the criminal justice system. The task force’s final report provided 68 recommendations for action by the Federal Government—most of which led to significant changes in policy, programs, and practices at the federal, state, and local levels.
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Ways to Make an Impact
Board Members
Every day, victims of crime make news headlines. While the community reacts with outrage and cries for justice, victims are often given relatively little to no attention, or the attention given to them is short-lived. Even the criminal justice system, which relies heavily on victims as witnesses, generally fails to recognize victims as persons before the law. despite the fact that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights specifies that each and every one of us has a right to recognition as a person before the law. Our efforts range from to preventing victimization and reducing its negative impact on the individual as well as society. Our work includes informing and educating on the impact of victimization on the individual and the importance of victim support in order to prevent future victimization. The tasks and challenge include securing funding and supporting this endeavor as we are aware that victims' right to access justice and to be protected against repeated victimization may remain unattainable in practice, if victims of crime do not to receive professional advice and support.
This is an extraordinary opportunity for individuals who are passionate about IKTC Foundation-Victims United Inc’s mission and have a track record of serving their community. We are currently recruiting for leaders with expertise to join our team. Victims United Inc, a holistic approach. At Victims United Inc we think about how these services can be brought closer together to form holistic care for affected persons and we invest our efforts in transforming our society's responses.
Event Volunteers
Event Volunteers are needed throughout the year to assist with the planning and running of several of our awareness events. If you are interested in being a part of our upcoming events. Through the efforts of our volunteers and community support, we provide outreach and awareness and have been able to reach thousands of children and teens and adult in the community and provide them with information necessary for them to be able to receive services. Click HERE
Social Media Ambassadors
The social media ambassadors are passionate about our cause and follow IKTC Foundation-Victims United Inc on all social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram) and share our content. Sharing our posts and engaging with our communities, helps make sure awareness and resources reach those who need it.
Join our Community Advisory Committee
Outcomes for survivors are improved with the help of community and continuing access to services. programs and resources. Here are a few ways you can assist in providing much needed resources like donation of items for care packages. art and craft supplies, office supplies, cleaning supplies and the like. These are people who support our fundraisers, other activities and events. They assist us in many ways. Some provide refreshments for groups and gatherings, assist with printing, distributions, planning, hosting events and outreach activities as well as other helpful tasks. They help to spread the news about programs and events.
Fundraisers/Help to Host a Donation Drive!
Victims United Inc welcomes individuals, families, businesses, community and social groups following our guidelines, to assist us with our events or to host fundraising events on our behalf. We have partnered with of groups who have so generously invested their time and energy in to spreading awareness and generating much needed funds to support survivors of homicide victims and victims of other crimes.
The Issachar K Tigre Chinnery Foundation-Victim United Inc is a nonprofit organization serving survivors of homicide victims and other victims. Victims United Inc relies heavily upon the generosity of members of our community to help bring awareness and to serve the community and would love to have you as part of the solution!
Encourage others to donate. Host a Facebook Birthday Fundraiser, like and share page and our website and encourage others assist this worthy effort.
If you would like to become a Sponsor, join us or if you would like more information, Click HERE or to Donate, Click HERE
Or mail check to:
Victims United Inc
PO Box 308301
St. Thomas, VI 00803