Hey John, it’s Tre.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about where this fight started for me, and why I’m still in it.
In 2005, my cousin Vincent Avant was shot and killed while sitting in a car just a few blocks from his home. The very next year, my brother Terrell Bosley was murdered while unloading band equipment at church.
I’ve found myself in too many church pews mourning loved ones we lost too soon. But that’s exactly why I keep going. I do this work to honor Vincent and Terrell, and to make sure fewer families have to live through what mine did.
Over the years, I’ve realized how critical it is that we build support systems that reach young people before violence does.
(Tre speaking at a St. Sabina event)
Community violence intervention programs (CVIs) do just that. They focus on stopping violence before it starts by supporting the people and places most impacted.
Here in Chicago, I work with The B.R.A.V.E. Youth Leaders and St. Sabina, a church on the South Side that’s been leading this work for years. Through their CVI programs, they help young people process trauma, build conflict resolution skills, and grow into leaders in their communities.
March For Our Lives is fighting to fund and expand programs like this across the country. If you believe in this work, I hope you’ll pitch in today.
Gun violence can feel like something too big to stop, but it’s not. CVI programs show us that real solutions already exist. That healing is possible. That change is within reach.
That’s the future I believe in. A future where every young person has the chance to live, lead, and thrive. And I’m grateful to be building it alongside you.
Trevon “Tre” Bosley
MFOL Action Fund Board Co-Chair
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