The U.S. Department of Justice will join communities nationwide this week in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, highlighting victims’ rights, protections and services.
This year’s theme is “Rights, access, equity, for all victims.”
The Shoals chapter of VOCAL (Victims of Crime and Leniency) will hold their annual candlelight vigil on Tuesday, April 26, beginning at 7 p.m. at Wilson Park in downtown Florence. (In the event of rain, the vigil will be held at First Baptist Church of Florence, 2235 Wood Avenue.)
The keynote speaker will be Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.
Other speakers will include Lauderdale County District Attorney Chris Connolly, along with representatives from the Cramer Children’s Center, Safeplace of Northwest Alabama, The Healing Place, One Place of the Shoals, the Lauderdale County Children’s Policy Council, Shoals Homicide Survivors, and VOCAL.
The vigil is open to the public.
On Saturday, April 30, the Lauderdale County District Attorney’s Office will host a Victim Service Providers’ Resource Fair at Wilson Park.
Hours will be 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
This free public outreach event will feature activities for children, literature/materials and information about various victims’ services providers/agencies in the area.
Such agencies include the Lauderdale County District Attorney Office’s Victim Services Unit, Victims of Crime and Leniency (VOCAL), One Place of the Shoals, The Healing Place, Cramer Children’s Center, Safeplace of Northwest Alabama, Florence Police Department, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department, University of North Alabama, Lauderdale County Department of Human Resources, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Lauderdale County Children’s Policy Council, and more.
Learn more about National Crime Victims’ Rights Week here.
To learn more about VOCAL here.
Visit Shoals VOCAL on Facebook.
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