by Strength to Love | May 12, 2022 | Community Impact, Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — A new law will help families of children killed by gun violence. The Funeral and Burial Assistance Act will help families pay for funeral services. Read full article:...
by Strength to Love | May 11, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act
By Cheyanne M. Daniels, May 11, 2022 02:21 PM The Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act was signed into law on Tuesday. It provides up to $10,000 in burial funds for families who lose children under 17 to gun violence. When 4-year-old Mychal...
by Strength to Love | May 10, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act, Press & Media
By Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune • May 10, 2022 at 8:28 pm Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed into law a series of bills aimed at addressing gun violence and other crime through measures that include a pilot program in some cities that will team social workers...
by Strength to Love | May 10, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Press & Media
Press Release – Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Peoria—Governor Pritzker today signed HB4736, authorizing the creation and funding of the Co-Responders Pilot Program. The pilot will support police in areas across the state in teaming up with social service agencies to...
by Strength to Love | Apr 26, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Press & Media
WCBU | By Maggie StrahanPublished April 21, 2022 at 8:14 PM CDT When a family loses a child to gun violence, the cost of burial can cause even more pain for low-income families. An anticipated new law will ease that burden. The Mychal Moultry Jr. Act is named for a...
by Strength to Love | Apr 11, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Press & Media
ANNOUNCEMENT: MON. 4/11/22, 9:30 AM WHAT: Illinois House and Senate overwhelmingly passed the Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act. The State of Illinois will now pay funeral and burial service providers up to $10,000 for respectable funerals and...
