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As often as possible, VictimsFirst creates location-specific victims' funds on GoFundMe to ensure that donors have a place to donate to victims that ensures 100% will go directly to victims/survivors. We are volunteers and do not take anything from those donations so that every penny goes to victims/survivors in cash payments. These funds are specific to individual incidents of mass violence and are separate from our National Mass Shooting Victims' Fund. Location-specific funds collect donations for a specific victim base, while the National Mass Shooting Victims' Fund provides direct emergency cash assistance to victims of mass violence across the country and at any time of need.
Allen Outlet Mall Shooting Victims' Fund:
If you need mental help after the shooting, free mental help is being offered in Collin County right now through LifePathSystems.org. You can also call 972-422-5939 to get help. If you feel suicidal, call 988. If you need ongoing therapy, you can find trauma therapists in your area on www.psychologytoday.com
Other resources: https://www.theimpactcounselors.com (214) 778-2836 as well as Watershed/Lifeologie Counseling Group which is offering limited pro-bono counseling for those impacted by the shooting.
There is a family assistance center to help here: The Family Assistance Center is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at 451 St. Mary Drive.
Also, there is a Victims Services Counselor: Misti Archambeault who covers Dallas and Collin counties and is in Garland. Her phone at 214-861-2303, fax at 214-861-2486 or visit the local office at 350 W. I-30, Garland, Texas 75043.
To donate to the victims of the Allen Outlet Mall Shooting, we started a GoFundMe for the families of the deceased and the wounded in Allen, Texas on May 6, 2023. We take no admin fees so that 100% of what we collect goes Directly to the victims.
You can donate here: https://gofund.me/e0dc42e3
You can also send your tax-deductible donation via check to VictimsFirst with "Allen Mall" written in the memo line. Make checks payable to Victims First, Inc. Our mailing address is:
Victims First, Inc.
4195 Chino Hills Parkway #593
Chino Hills, CA 91709
Covenant School Victims' Fund:
VictimsFirst started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to ensure there's a secure place to donate to that ensures 100% goes directly to victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee where 3 children and 3 adults were murdered and many others wounded on March 27, 2023. To donate, visit the Nashville Covenant School Shooting Fund on GoFundMe.
You can also send your tax-deductible donation via check to VictimsFirst with "Nashville Covenant" written in the memo line. Make checks payable to Victims First, Inc. Our mailing address is:
Victims First, Inc.
4195 Chino Hills Parkway #593
Chino Hills, CA 91709
To Donate to Monterey Park, CA (100% directly to victims/survivors):
Visit the National Compassion Fund's active funds page. NCF is working in conjunction with Monterey Park, CA and AAPI Bar Associations to ensure that 100% goes to the victims and survivors of the mass shooting on Jan. 21. You can donate here. All donations we have collected for these shootings will be granted to the National Compassion Fund for direct-to-victim distribution.
Our Victims' Funds:
VictimsFirst creates victims' funds in the direct aftermath of a mass shooting on GoFundMe so that there is a place that donors can donate to that ensures 100% of all donations go directly to victims/survivors in cash payments. If a centralized victims' fund is started and/or the National Compassion Fund is invited in, we grant over what we collect to the centralized victims' fund. If no centralized victims fund is established locally, we work to distribute 100% of the donations we collect directly to victims. Donations collected through GoFundMe provide mid-term care to victims of mass casualty crime. Immediate support is provided through our National Mass Shooting Victims Fund. If you are interested in supporting long-term physical and psychological trauma-related care for mass shooting victims, we recommend donating to VTV Care.
Active Funds with the National Compassion Fund:
Visit the National Compassion Fund's active funds page. The National Compassion Fund ensures 100% of all donations collected go directly to victims/survivors in cash payments. We fully endorse Jeff Dion, as he has earned the trust of mass shooting victims across the country to administer these funds and manage a process that is public and completely transparent.
A Note on Transaction Fees:
When donating through platforms like Donorbox, PayPal, and GoFundMe, there are unavoidable transaction/processing fees. These are charged to process electronic donations using a credit/debit card. Some of these platforms give you the option to pay for these fees separate from your donation. They are typically a small percentage of your donation plus a set fee (i.e. 2.7% + $00.30). If you would like to donate and avoid these transaction/processing fees, you can do so via Zelle, Zeffy, or check (see instructions above). Please write in the memo section where you would like your funds directed.
VictimsFirst never takes a penny out of the money we receive from any platform for our victims' funds. 100% of what we collect for victims goes directly to victims.