Joy Dudley
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About the Program
Since we began our advocacy program in 2014, we have been able to empower our victim advocates to serve in a number of different ways. Currently, we have advocates who are walking in long-term relationships with clients, meeting short-term needs (like transportation requests), teaching classes in our local jails, and going on ride-alongs with law enforcement. The heart behind our advocacy program is to create a culture where we show up for the men and women we are serving. Many of them have never had consistent people in their lives. We are truly seeing the difference it makes for people who have experience trauma to know that someone will be there for them. I like to call it our "Culture of Persistence." Jesus left the 99 to go after the 1 who needed Him most. We continue to train advocates because we have found the need to be great. We are looking for those who will faithfully walk alongside our clients and encourage them to reclaim the broken areas of their lives. The bonus to all this, is that we get to a part of the work that God is doing to bring justice in the darkest places in our community. -Joy Dudley Victim Services Director |