Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF CRIME SURVIVORS IS TO PROVIDE HOPE AND HEALING TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF CRIME THROUGH ADVOCACY AND THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCES, INFORMATION, AND EMPOWERMENT FROM THE CRITICAL TIME AFTER A CRIME OCCURS THROUGH THE CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF SURVIVING AND THRIVING.
HEALING: OVERCOMING ANY OBSTACLE IN LIFE INVOLVES COURAGE, STRENGTH AND PERSISTENCE. SURVIVING A CRIME IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS OVERNIGHT. IT IS A LIFETIME JOURNEY THAT REQUIRES UNWAVERING LOVE, UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT. CRIME SURVIVORS, THROUGH ITS COMMITTED TEAM, IS THAT LIFETIME PARTNER AND ADVOCATE. BY FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE EMPOWERMENT OF CRIME VICTIMS, THIS AMAZING ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMS THE WEAK INTO THE POWERFUL, THE SCARED INTO THE BRAVE AND TURNS VICTIMS INTO SURVIVORS. IN ORDER TO OVERCOME TRAGEDY YOU NEED STRENGTH. AND CRIME SURVIVORS PROVIDES EVERY SURVIVOR WITH A CLEAR PATH TO HOPE, HEALING AND INEVITABLY STRENGTH.
PREVENTION: THE BEST FORM OF PREVENTION IS ALWAYS EDUCATION. CRIME SURVIVORS IS ONE OF THE LEADING VICTIMS FOCUSED EDUCATORS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WHETHER IT IS TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT, TESTIFYING IN FRONT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, OR SITTING DOWN WITH THE FAMILY AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A NEWLY CREATED CRIME VICTIM,THE ORGANIZATION IS ABLE TO SHARE AN UNMATCHED LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, CARE AND EXPERIENCE. THIS UNIQUE APPROACH CREATES BOTH AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG A BROAD SET OF GROUPS AND TRULY SETS THE STAGE FOR NOT ONLY PREVENTION, BUT PUTTING THE NEEDS OF CRIME VICTIMS FIRST.
AWARENESS: AS CRIME CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND VICTIMS RESOURCES BECOME HARDER TO COME BY, THE NEED FOR AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER. CRIME SURVIVORS IS SINGULARILY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR LEADERS AND INFLUENCERS ARE NOT ONLY AWARE OF THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, BUT COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PRO-CRIME SURVIVOR POLICIES AND PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.ADVOCACY: CRIME SURVIVORS IS THE ONE ADVOCACY GROUP THAT NOT ONLY UNDERSTANDS THE NEEDS OF CRIME VICTIMS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW TO TRANSLATE THOSE NEEDS INTO REAL ACTION AND RESULTS. THROUGH THE STRENGTH, EXPERIENCE AND ENDLESS COMMITTMENT OF ITS ENTIRE TEAM, CRIME SURVIVORS IS BREAKING THROUGH ALL THE RED TAPE AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND CHANGING THE WAY VICTIMS ARE TREATED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Patricia Wenskunas | FOUNDER CEO | 60 | $90,000 |
| Frances Rodriquez | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Ernie Castelo | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Randy Burba | CHAIRPERSON | 10 | $0 |
| John Adair | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Todd Dressen | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Terry Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Steve Katz | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Janet Wilson-Irving | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Beverly Johnson | BOARD MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202000789349301010_public.xml