This state has seen too many shootings, and too many disputes over how donations after tragedies are distributed. Victims will rally at the State Capitol this morning.
, a network of surviving victims of mass-casualty crimes whose members include people close to victims of the Aurora theater shootings. Mikayla Medek, the cousin of its president, Anita Busch, died in that tragedy.in 2013. After a mass tragedy, the NCF finds a local partner to host a fund that will give 100 percent of funds directly to victims, with no pass-through agencies, victim advocates or additional nonprofits involved.
According to CHF, it can get money to people faster than any other organization because of its seed fund, which it replenishes with donations to match the amount it initially gives out. After the Club Q shooting, for example, there was an urgent need for chest binders, which are wraps or sports bra-like attire that transgender men and nonbinary people sometimes use to masculinize their chests. In an emergency, binders sometimes need to be cut off for medical treatment, or they may be damaged in the chaos. And those unfamiliar with this gender-affirming practice may ignore the very real need for quick replacements.
For the Mother’s Day shooting, Finegan says the fund brought in $32,000 and gave out $75,000; it filled the gap with its seed fund. For the tattoo shop shootings, the fund brought in around $90,000 and gave out $50,000, with plans to disburse the rest for long-term needs. That increase just gave critics more reason to worry. Ultimately, an anonymous donor stepped forward to cover all of CHF’s administrative costs connected to the Club Q shooting response. But that didn’t comfort the critics.
Mari Dennis took over as executive director of COVA this fall. She says that the organization listened to those complaints, and implemented a change for the Club Q response. Previously, it had used the same form it had given victims of crimes that aren’t mass casualties when they requested support from a fund filled through grants, not CHF.
“The navigator will continue the work to fill critical gaps in victim support, particularly for those who may face additional trauma in interacting with law enforcement and navigating processes and forms that are not LGBTQIA+-inclusive,” CHF said in a press release announcing the change.
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