Marie Verzulli, NYADP’s Victim/Survivor advocate, founded and organizes Family and Friends of Homicide Victims, a group of individuals who have lost a loved one to murder. Members may or may not agree on the death penalty in theory, but they believe that our time, money and resources are better spent on victim services, community- based prevention programs, and investing in our youth.

Here is an overview of FFHV:

• We work together with community based victim service providers.

• We share our stories and experiences.

• We find commonality and programs which help us build communities.

• We work with a lot of different agencies to understand, improve and develop programs that will be beneficial and help us, “The Ones Left Behind”.

• We strive to help each other regain that sense of being safe.

• We are also involved with restorative justice practices and advocacy programs.

• We may not have been able to prevent the death of our loved one, but we can certainly bring meaning to their life.

FFHV meets the 1st Tuesday of every month.
6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Pastoral Center,
40 N Main Avenue, Albany
For more information, contact Marie Verzulli: Marie@nyadp.org