IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE

                           FOR BILLY CROWDER

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
                                                                                                              
- Gandhi

Georgia Commission on Family Violence
GCFV was created in 1992 by the state legislature to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence in Georgia.  Along with the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the GCFV releases an annual report detailing the number of domestic violence related deaths throughout the state. 

Following is the most recent report:  2007 Fatality Review Report

Prevent Child Abuse - Georgia
Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (PCA Georgia) is Georgia's only private, statewide, community-based nonprofit organization with the sole mission of preventing child abuse and neglect.  They are committed to engaging communities in the development and implementation of prevention strategies and programs.

The Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
The mission of this organization is to create a society in which domestic violence no longer exists.  They strive to meet the immediate needs of the diverse community of battered women and children by providing emergency shelter and services, while working toward changing the systems that enable violence through education and advocacy.

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA)
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) supports and assists survivors of child abuse to move on with their lives. In addition, ASCA was created with the intention of guaranteeing that all survivors of childhood abuse, regardless of their financial situation, have access to a program focused on recovery from childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect.

Childhelp®
Childhelp® is dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp’s approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD®, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp’s programs and services also include residential treatment services; children’s advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April.

Fairness for Prisoners' Families
This program is dedicated to helping the families and friends of Georgia prisoners become more effective advocates for their imprisoned loved ones, to discover their political power with state elected officials and to develop themselves as social justice activists.  Formerly "Georgians For Equal Justice," Fairness for Prisoners' Families is a program of The Southern Center for Human Rights.