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Safety 1st Program Helps Atlanta Students Heal
From 11 Alive News, The Take Program: Safety 1st Program Helps Atlanta Students Heal Shontel Wright, executive director of AVA, shares how the Safety 1st program supports Atlanta students impacted by violence with trauma care. WATCH THE STORY August 11, 2025
Read MoreAtlanta Victim Assistance Provides Trauma Support and Aid for Victims of Crime
From Fox 5: Atlanta Victim Assistance Provides Trauma Support and Aid for Victims of Crime When violence strikes, the ripple effect runs deep throughout our communities, neighborhoods, and families. Our work to support crime victims is more urgent than ever in Atlanta. Our latest story with Fox 5 highlights how AVA offers crucial resources and…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreFox5 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
Read MoreAVA 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreThe 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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