Nearly six months after the Uvalde shooting, the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund has begun distributing more than $22 million in donations to survivors of the tragedy.
El Pasoans holds candles at the Dia de Muertos ofrenda hosted in memory of El Paso and Uvalde gun violence victims on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, at the El Paso County Healing Garden in Ascarate Park.Last week, nearly six months after the mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the Uvalde Together We Rise Fund began distributing more than $22 million directly to survivors, families and others affected by the tragedy.
It was ultimately determined that eligibility for compensation would be separated into five tiers and based not on financial need but rather on the level of impact caused by the school massacre, determined by factors like proximity to the event and resulting psychological trauma. Other categories eligible for compensation include students and school workers who came under gunfire during the shooting and others who were present on campus that day who might be experiencing psychological trauma.The National Compassion Fund will not disclose the exact monetary amount paid to each family or individual in order to protect victims' privacy and safety.
He criticized the state's evaluation process for being unnecessarily slow and onerous, and accused its leaders of placing "unreasonable obstacles" in front of grieving families. "There have been people that have had difficulty filling it out, but we have assisted as much as we can," Busbee said. "Once it goes to the attorney general's office, they then send a packet to these families or to the victims saying we need this from your employer, we need this from you, you may need additional documents ...
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