Vegas Strong Resiliency Center | 2021 National Crime Victims' Service Awards Tribute Video

BARBARA BUCKLEY: Vegas Strong Resiliency Center was created to provide services to all of those affected by the October 1 shooting. 

TENNILLE PEREIRA: It was the largest mass shooting in U.S. history, where we lost 58 individuals.

JOHN STEINBECK: Our mission since the incident was to relieve suffering. And that continues to this day. 

MEGAN FREEMAN: It was difficult to know what the impact would be, because all of our experience with mass shootings before this one were on such a smaller scale.

TENNILLE PEREIRA: I wanted to know how I could help. As an attorney, my thought was legal services. 

BARBARA BUCKLEY: They're dealing with trauma. Having to deal with insurance companies and navigating bureaucracies on top of that, it's just too much. And that's where we step in.

MEGAN FREEMAN: The evolution of the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center really grew out of many, many partnerships. 

JOHN STEINBECK: Whatever the service was that was available, we wanted a single navigator that was there and as a point of contact throughout that entire process. 

TENNILLE PEREIRA: It's very important that the response to a mass shooting of this magnitude be responsive to the needs of those that were impacted. Their needs are going to change. 

BARBARA BUCKLEY: We together have built this center, and attempt to give all of our services so that it's promoting resilience. 

JOHN STEINBECK: We've built trust with the community by the things that we strive for every day, putting the survivor first, putting the survivor's family first. 

BARBARA BUCKLEY: There are so many ways that we have engaged with the community.

MEGAN FREEMAN: Anytime someone comes to the healing garden to visit and to feel their grief, they can feel a part of the community wrapping themselves around them and holding a part of their loss. We eventually would like to be able to meet all of the needs of any victim or survivor of any violent event in our community. 

BARBARA BUCKLEY: We are here for survivors.