CHICAGO SURVIVORS INC

OFFER CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING AND COMPREHENSIVE REFERRAL SERVICES TO SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT CHICAGO FOLLOWING HOMICIDE; PROVIDE TRAINING IN SENSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH AND TREATMENT OF VICTIMS' FAMILIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT PERSONNEL, MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, EMERGENCY ROOMS AND OTHER SYSTEMS RELATED TO THE AFTERMATH OF HOMICIDE; FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF SURVIVORS WHO MAY DERIVE EMPATHY, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND HEALING FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND CONTRIBUTE ANTI-VIOLENCE WORK THROUGH THEIR COLLECTIVE VOICE AND EXPERIENCE.