Read on Twitter
1/I'm fortunate to have worked w/agencies from all of these associations & the ID Coalition (ICADSV) for 17 yrs. I've seen their dedication to serving ID citizens. I'm incredibly disappointed in this turn of events & at what is being said about ICADSV & their work. https://twitter.com/tsimmonsipt/status/1318956401050333184
2/The President of IPPA suggests the ICASDV doesn't serve/protect ID crime victims: "Our organization will always invite collaboration and cooperation from organizations who share our values and goals to serve and protect Idaho crime victims."
3/CARE FOR & SERVE VICTIMS: ICADSV has brought $30 million to ID in federal/private grants. There is not another association in the state who can match that $$ amount to improve response to victims.
4/CARE FOR & SERVE VICTIMS: In the past 15 yrs, the ICADSV ( @EngagingVoices) has collaborated w/stakeholders from many professions (incl IPPA, ICOPA, ISA) on projects to improve care/services to ID crime victims. Here are a few (of many) examples:
5/the DV risk screening used by many ID CJ agencies incl training (free); the state workplace policy for DV victims; IVAA which trained 100s of CJ people on how to better serve victims (free); annual 2 day summits on victim service issues for 500 professionals/yr (free).
6/CARE FOR & SERVE VICTIMS: Why collaborate with & provide training that benefits professionals who did not write or obtain the funding? Because ICASDV knows that victims are best served by inter-agency collaboration & shared resources.
5/CARE FOR & SERVE VICTIMS: Yet, most of the ICADSV federal/private grant monies went to local orgs across the state to directly serve victims. Svcs that otherwise would not have been funded as ID does not appropriate state money for victim svcs.
5/How do I know all this? Because for 17 yrs, I've been one of those stakeholders in those mtgs. I've seen the good that happens when people with different perspectives come together under their COMMON GOAL of better care & service for crime victims in ID.
6/Actually, when this happened, we all had been working together for 18 mos on a new project re: reaching victims from marginalized pops in ID, including issues surrounding racism as a barrier to victims of color receiving services. 18 mos of work together gone.
6/There are many ID agencies/people who work tirelessly on behalf of victims across a wide variety of professions. They will undoubtedly disagree at times about any # of ways that occurs & for who. DISAGREEMENTS DO NOT EQUATE TO LACK OF CARE OR SERVICE.
7/CJ response to victims has evolved over the decades; it hasn't always been rosy & it's still not always rosy. ICADSV didn't kick CJ partners off projects when they disagreed with CJ policy. Why? Because that doesn't improve anything for victims & neither does this decision.
8/In these difficult times, we need examples of how to set aside disagreements for the public good. This isn't it. The only losers in this long game will be victims themselves who already face overwhelming difficulties in the wake of crime. We should ALL be disappointed by that.
