Vegas Strong
The Vegas Strong Resiliency Center will receive a Congressional award next week for its work in providing resources to shooting survivors of the Oct. 1, 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival, according to a news release from Nevada U.S. Rep. Dina Titus.
Titus nominated the center, managed by the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada for the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus Allied Professional Award.
The center, founded in 2017, works to provide resources and referrals for residents, visitors and responders affected by the tragedy. Services include victim advocacy and support, counseling, and technical assistance with applying for online services like FBI Victim Assistance.
“In the aftermath of the tragic 1 October shooting, the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center brought local non-profits, law enforcement, and government agencies together to support those impacted by this devastating event, a model now used across the country,” Titus says in the release. “With the help of VSRC and the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada under the leadership of Barbara Buckley, our communities persevered through unimaginable tragedy. I was proud to nominate the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center for the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus Allied Professional Award because, six years later, our community is still resilient and always Vegas Strong.”
Titus will present the award to Vegas Strong Resiliency Center Director Tennille Pereira on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Washington, D.C. at an event hosted by the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, honoring the Center and five other award winners from across the country.
The Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus’ Allied Professional Award honors individuals or organizations who exhibit leadership, creativity, and commitment in linking allied professions to improve the plight of crime victims and survivor, the release says.
“We are honored to do this work and elevate the voices of our survivors to impact change and promote healing and resiliency,” Pereira said.
Sixty people were killed in the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, the deadliest in US history, and hundreds were wounded.
The Center’s partnering agencies include Clark County Social Services, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Nevada Victims of Crime Program, Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, Clark County Department of Family Services, Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Victims Services Division.