John, gun violence is a national crisis. It's also an intensely local issue.
In cities across the country, community-based violence intervention organizations are doing the hard work to combat this crisis. They lead with people-powered strategies that work—including street outreach, hospital-based violence interventions, youth development, survivor counseling and more.
They're also in need of immediate support to continue their life-saving work.
That's why we created the Everytown Community Safety Fund. In a few short years, we've become the largest national initiative solely dedicated to fueling their efforts.
And now I'm proud to share that we're taking that support even further. We're awarding $2.35 million in new funding to 35 community-based violence intervention organizations across the country! That includes first-time funding to 20 organizations, as well as sustainer grants to 15 existing grantees!
From Baton Rouge, LA to Minneapolis, MN, this year's grantees are working to stop gun violence in communities across the country. Celebrate their life-saving work by learning more about who they are.
Support for community-based violence intervention organizations has never been more important. In so many cases, these organizations are the ones doing the most difficult work that's needed to save lives.
They're doing some of the most difficult work that's needed to stop this crisis.
And together, we've made more of a difference than I ever dreamed possible.
Since 2019, we've granted $10.6 million to 117 community-based violence intervention organizations in more than 67 cities. We're also not alone: Over the last year, we've seen historic investment in community-based violence intervention programs at the federal, state, and local levels.
This funding is nothing short of live-saving. It enables these organizations to sustain their work, help more people, and break cycles of violence that have devastated their communities for generations. They deserve nothing less than our full support as a movement.
Every Community Safety Fund grant recipient is going above and beyond to stop this deadly crisis. Check out our new post to learn more about them and to show your support.
Thank you for helping build this movement with us. Today wouldn't be possible without gun safety advocates like you.
Michael-Sean Spence
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Managing Director, Community Safety Initiatives
Everytown Support Fund
