Crime Stoppers of Houston Inc

The Safe Community Institute met and exceeded many goals in 2024. Throughout the year, the program, which includes the Safe Community Program, Victim Services Program, The Glenda Gordy Research Center, and The Balanced Voice Podcast, reached 2,658,953 community members through prevention education and reached a projected 2,397,832 community members through community outreach events. We reached 243,686 community members and parents through our Safe Community Program, served 1750 victims through our Victim Services Program, reached 2.06 million people though our podcast The Balanced Voice, and provided 355,267 people with crime statistical data through The Glenda Gordy Research Center. Continued on Schedule O.We also launched the NEEDS program which sought to provide valuable crime prevention education to those who serve the special needs community in the hope of preventing crimes against this vulnerable population. Through our Victim Services Program we continued our Victim Impact Statement Video Project in which we provide victims of violent crime with the opportunity to record their story of victimization to be submitted to their victim portal and viewed by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles regardless of their ability or willingness to attend parole board hearings for years to come. We added 15 victim impact statement videos bringing the total count to 47 total videos. We used 3 videos in active parole hearings where parole was denied in all 3 occasions. Our Victim Services Team attended, and spoke at, multiple statewide and national conferences about this project and the program has received state and national accolades for this innovative approach to post-conviction advocacy.