New Illinois law helps pay funeral costs of children killed by gun violence

New Illinois law helps pay funeral costs of children killed by gun violence

by | May 16, 2022 | Community Impact, Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act, Press & Media, Videos

By FOX 32 News Published May 12, 2022 5:23PM Illinois Politics FOX 32 Chicago CHICAGO – A new Illinois law will help pay funeral costs for children killed by gun violence. The Funeral and Burial Assistance Act was inspired by 4-year-old Mychal Moultry Jr. He was...
The program for the burial grants for young people passes to the State Chamber, the Senate

The program for the burial grants for young people passes to the State Chamber, the Senate

by | May 13, 2022 | Community Impact, Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act

When Mychal Moultry Jr., 4, was shot dead in early September, her family didn’t have money for a burial, so they chose a $ 13,000 cremation. It was Dr. Dave Nayak’s nonprofit community, Strength to Love, that covered those costs. But Nayak knew then that this was not...
Pritzker signs public safety legislation highlighting mental health services, trauma-informed police training

Pritzker signs public safety legislation highlighting mental health services, trauma-informed police training

by | May 13, 2022 | Gun Violence, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act, Press & Media

By Mike MiletichPublished: May. 10, 2022 at 7:58 PM EDT PEORIA (WGEM) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois state lawmakers recognized gun violence as a public health crisis in the state last fall. Lawmakers passed several plans this spring to combat the issue with...
Collins’ law makes meaningful support for families of murdered children a reality

Collins’ law makes meaningful support for families of murdered children a reality

by | May 13, 2022 | Community Impact, Legislation, Mychal Moultry Jr. Funeral and Burial Assistance Act, Press & Media

SPRINGFIELD– State Senator Jacqueline Collins was joined by advocates to highlight Collins’ new law –the Funeral and Burial Assistance Act –that was signed into law Tuesday. “Every child deserves to grow up free from gun violence,” said Collins (D-Chicago). “What...