Help victims get help in Central Florida find the help they need
By: Kelly Trace
Every Friday I post a flyer that I found supporting people or organizations that are looking for help, sponsors, volunteers and just simply anything really that our readers might want to get behind and support.
Today's flyer is for an event put on by the Victim Service Center promoting their "Cheers to Change" event. This event is a fundraiser for the organization, but above all else, to raise awareness of just how much being a victim of any crime can totally take over your life. Being a victim wasn't their choice, but getting help is.
I was speaking with law enforcement a while back and they shared that one out of every three phone calls is related to domestic violence in Central Florida. ONE. OUT. OF. THREE. We have to do better. And even still, there are plenty of other ways people are victimized that I didn't even know the VSC offered counseling for until volunteering with this organization. Rape, robbery, slander, assault, battery, abuse. The list is longer than we think.
Some statistics that will make your blood boil:
- An average 233,986 Americans age 12 and older are sexually assaulted each year.
- Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted.
- In 2010, 1,277 children and youth were victims of homicide. Of these, 890 were male and 386 were female (the sex of one victim was unknown).
The need to help organizations find victims and share the help that is available to them (usually at no cost), will always be a priority in our community. But little by little we can chip away at the number.
The event helps to educate society on the needs regarding victimized crime in Orlando (Orange and Osceola Counties). The $50 ticket gets you food that is catered by the Tap Room at Dubsdread, great wine pairings from Quantum Leap Winery and local organic brews from Orlando Brewing. But more than that and experiencing the Menello Museum of Art, is to help this organization reach victims who are out there and don't know where to get help.
All for now,
Kelly Trace
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