*A domestic violence survivor who is a single mom on a fixed income was living in a local shelter. She was saving money to pay for a rental deposit, but she was struggling to put enough money away when she received no child support and has that fixed income. She had found an affordable apartment, and the Fund helped her with her rental deposit.

*The Fund paid to help a family with the crime scene clean-up costs of a homicide/suicide. Bio hazards need to be cleaned up and disposed of by professional companies –who can be very costly. We try to help traumatized victims and their family with these expenses, as they are usually unexpected. Many people use their rent or mortgage money to pay for the crime scene clean-up costs, so they also become delinquent on important payments. We helped this family prevent missing those important payments, so they could focus on making funeral arrangements.

*The Fund helped to pay for a broken window and crime scene clean up costs of a homicide that occurred in a car. A passenger was tragically killed in a road-rage incident. The owner of the car could not afford the clean up expenses, and she needed to get the damages repaired so she could have the ability to get around.

*The Fund helped to pay one months rent for a family who missed work due to finding out that the person who killed their relative had escaped from jail. They were too traumatized to return to work until this escapee was apprehended. The lost wages were not something that cold be covered through CAR, so the Fund paid their landlord one month’s rent to help prevent them from being evicted.

*A domestic violence victim and her child fled her abusive spouse, but the shelters were full. The Fund paid for them to stay in a local hotel room to keep them safe until a opening became available at a shelter.

*A lady was sexually assaulted, and law enforcement collected her clothing as evidence. She had a hospital gown and was provided with clothing to wear that night by the Rape Recovery Center. The rest of her clothing and property was at the perpetrators home and unable to be retrieved. She lives on an extremely small budget, so the Fund provided her with a gift card to buy items to Wal-Mart.

*A man was robbed at his home, and the suspect punched him in his face and mouth. The suspect hit him so hard that his front teeth were knocked out. The victim talked his attacker out of killing him, and he then called police. He needed dental work and surgery right away. It takes a couple months to find out if he is eligible plus able to get reimbursed for these dental expenses through Crime Victim Reparations (CVR). He didn't have insurance and the money to help with the up front costs, so the Fund helped to pay some of his dental expenses. His dentist has also agreed to wait for payment from CVR on the remaining balance.

*A domestic violence victim left her abusive husband, and she and her young son found an apartment to live in. She left with nothing but her son. Friends and family helped her with some replacement furniture, but her son did not have a bed to sleep on. The Fund purchased a twin mattress and box spring, so he could have a bed.

*A vindictive x-boyfriend cut up his x-girlfriend’s clothing and then also her daughter and mother’s clothing. They all lived in the same residence, and the x-boyfriend was upset that she did not want to be in a relationship with him anymore. The Fund provided her family with vouchers to buy replacement clothing at Deseret Industries.

* A young man was recently abandoned by his mother. His father had not been involved in his life, and his mother was addicted to meth. She would sometimes smoke meth in front of him and his younger sibling. She left the state with his sibling, but she left him behind. He is a good high school student, who was lucky to have a friend that saw he needed some help. His friend's dad is now caring for him, but he too is on a limited income. The Fund provided this young man with D.I. vouchers so that he could buy some warm clothes that fit.