From Atlanta News First: AVA helps victims after violent weekend

From Atlanta News First: Atlanta nonprofit works to help victims after violent weekend A longtime Atlanta nonprofit is working to help as many victims as possible after a violent weekend in the city. The Atlanta Victim Assistance group serves victims immediately after a crime happens, including domestic violence, sexual assault or gun violence. WATCH THE STORY…

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Fox5 Features AVA’s New Community Care Unit

  From Fox5: Help to soon reach crime victims in Atlanta with new mobile unit A new mobile care unit will soon hit Atlanta’s streets, offering critical, immediate support to victims of violent crime. WATCH THE STORY ON FOX5 April 25, 2025

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AVA receives $50,000 to Help Reduce Gun Violence in Atlanta

Atlanta Victim Assistance, Inc. was among five local nonprofit organizations to receive grant funding from the Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) to help drive down gun violence in Atlanta. CAPS awarded AVA $50,000. “This funding will allow us to enhance our critical programs and services as we work alongside local partners to create a…

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The Atlanta Voice features AVA

From The Atlanta Voice: Atlanta Victim Assistance (AVA), a 40-year-old nonprofit that provides services to victims of crime throughout Atlanta, is holding a clothing/food/toiletries donation drive in June for the people AVA serves who have found themselves with limited resources who have been forced to leave their homes, or who have lost access to their…

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Features AVA

From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Despite being a nonprofit, AVA is closely intertwined in the government system and headquartered in government offices, said Executive Director Shontel Brunson-Wright. READ MORE. June 11, 2024

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