SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 368
         WHEREAS, Members of the state chapter of Crime Survivors
  for Safety and Justice are gathering in Austin on March 30, 2023,
  for Survivors Speak Texas Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, A flagship project of the Alliance for Safety and
  Justice, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is a national
  organization that promotes public safety policies that reduce
  incarceration and increase investments in crime prevention,
  trauma recovery, and rehabilitation; with chapters in several
  states across the country, the group also provides opportunities
  for survivors to participate in support groups and community
  organizing; and
         WHEREAS, Because more than half of violent crimes are
  estimated to go unreported, and few survivors receive direct
  assistance from a victim service agency, many people face
  long-term, debilitating effects without appropriate support;
  Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice helps to bridge these gaps
  in victim services, as well as to offer guidance to policy makers
  on evidence-based practices to protect victims and reduce
  incidents of violent crime; and
         WHEREAS, Each year during National Crime Victims' Rights
  Week, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice holds its Survivors
  Speak event, which brings together crime survivors and their
  loved ones to advocate for safety and justice policy reforms,
  particularly in communities with high rates of crime; since its
  inception, the event has grown into a yearlong movement that
  culminates in a National Healing Vigil Day of Action, with events
  in more than two dozen cities around the country; and
         WHEREAS, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice is playing
  an important role in helping the people and communities most
  harmed by crime and violence, and all those associated with the
  organization are indeed deserving of commendation for their
  tireless advocacy; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby recognize March 30, 2023, as Survivors Speak
  Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the staff and
  volunteers of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice sincere
  appreciation for their efforts; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard
  from the Texas Senate.
 
  Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 30, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate