Circle the Wagons

“Expenses supplies 884 travel 1,571 conferences 171 cans of comfort kits 27 credit card processing 171 dues and subscriptions 90 license and permits 15 meals and entertainment 567 telephone 209 web hosting 3,299 total 7,004”

“Circle the wagons is a utah based non-profit organization that provides survivors of violent crime, their family members and their friends with information and resources to help them recover from the trauma of their experience. Circle the wagons founder vickie walker launched the organization to support people who are in the unfortunate position of having to cope in the aftermath of a violent crime without adequate support and information. Vickies first hand experience began when her husband jeff was killed during the trolley square rampage on february 12, 2007 in salt lake city, utah at the trolley square mall. Her son, a.j., 16-years old at the time, was also shot but miraculously survived. The incredible support of family and friends who circled the wagons around vickie and her family ultimately helped them find the courage to move on after this horrific event. By sharing her experience and knowledge, vickie hopes to help others find the support they need to heal more quickly and find joy in life again.”

“We provide a 96-hour survival guide by means of several outreach methods including the can of comfort. The can of comfort with the 96-hour survival guide contains simple guidance about how to give and receive support within the first 96 hours following the perpetration of a violent crime. In 2013, the organization did the following: 1) distributed over 600 cans of comfort 2) introduced and spoke at the national major city chief of police conference in philadelphia 3) spoke at the following conferences - a) utah county & district attorney's association (ucdaa) - april 2013 b) major city chiefs association annual conference - october 2013 c) utah emergency nursing association conference - october 2013 d) 40th annual mid winter utah peace officers conference - february 2013”