Resources
Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia is dedicated to ending the cycle of violence by offering free services for crime victims and their families. Find out more here.
Broken Wings Literacy Center of Philadelphia, Pa., is a licensed year round educational program that serves families with children of all ages. Broken Wings specialize in working with at-risk children with learning and behavioral difficulties, by identifying and treating gaps in academic and social development. Find out more Here.
CeaseFirePA works to empower citizen advocates across Pennsylvania to work together to end gun violence. Find out more here.
Chi-Town GVP Summit is a youth-run nonprofit project dedicated to helping youth activists working on gun violence prevention. Find out more here..
Everytown for Gun Safety is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities, recognizing that gun violence touches every town in America. Find out more here.
You can also learn more about the ‘Everytown Survivor Network’ the nationwide community of survivors working together to end gun violence, by clicking here.
Forget me Not Youth Services offers emergency housing, mentorship, and other services for young people with the goal of ending economic disparities, poverty, prison pipe lines and homelessness. Find out more here.
Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence is a faith-based organization working to draw attention to the epidemic of gun violence through demonstrations, memorials, and other actions. Find out more here.
Moms Bonded by Grief brings families together for support in their shared their experience and organizes a yearly Retreat for Moms of Victims. Find out more here.
Moms Demand Action is a grassroots group advocating for stronger gun laws and encourage responsible gun ownership. Find out more here.
Mothers In Charge is a violence prevention, education and intervention-based organization. They advocate and support youth, families and communities affected by violence. Find out more here.
NEEM (Never Ending E-Motions) conducts outreach to students at risks and holds an annual gala to raise money for families of crime victims. Find out more here.
Operation Save Our City’s mission is to spread love, peace, joy, forgiveness, and compassion among all kinds. Find out more here.
Philadelphia CeaseFire helps members of the community to work together to end gun violence, with a focus on the 22nd and 39th police districts in Philadelphia. Find out more here.
Philly with Ikey Raw will profile unsolved Philadelphia murders at the request of the families. Find out more here or contact him at unsolvedmurdersinphilly@gmail.com
Ray's Rhythm for Justice, created in the memory of Raymond Pantoja, organizes an annual march at the Philadelphia Roundhouse to honor victims and protest unsolved crimes. Find out more here.
SOMBER (SIsters Of Murdered Brother Emerging and Revolutionizing) advocates for gun safety policies and holds and annual bookbag drive and toy drive for children affected by gun violence. Find out more here or contact the organization at (215) 934-2075.
The Charles Foundation advocates for safe, common-sense gun legislation and works to curb the school-to-prison pipeline and save young people's lives. Find out more here.
The EMIR (Every Murder is Real) Healing Center services and supports family members and friends who have been affected by homicide and offers concrete, practical, and compassionate steps towards healing. Find out more here.
The Jarell Christopher Seay Love and Laughter Foundation’s mission is to unite communities by connecting families while helping to protect our children through gun violence prevention, safety, and education. Find out more here.
The National Homicide Justice Alliance provides support to families and friends of homicide victims to empower survivors. Find out more here.
The Philadelphia Obituary Project was founded with the purpose of putting the lives of homicide victims front and center. We treat victims as individuals rather than statistics by writing positive stories that honor their lives. Our efforts fill a gap in the local media market, where these stories are routinely ignored. Find out more here.
The Somebody Podcast explores the racial disparities and turbulent relationship between law enforcement and citizens in one of America's largest cities. The podcast is a co-production of Topic Studios, The Intercept, the Invisible Institute, and iHeartRadio, in association with Tenderfoot TV. Find out more here.
The Soul Box Project invites everyone to participate in this national community art project collecting and exhibiting handmade origami Soul Boxes, each representing one person killed or injured by gunfire in the US. Find out more here.
GunSenseUs is an all volunteer, non partisan, non-profit organization working to reduce gun injury and death in the U.S. Find out more here.
An initiative by The Trace wants to connect you with information on recovering from shootings, keeping young people safe, and holding local leaders accountable. Please read more about this initiative on the article provided here. To see the full list of resources for healing and rebuilding after shootings., click here.
Germantown Info Hub is a community journalism project that shares information and stories of and for the residents of the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Find our more here.
Connecting F4milies Justice (CF4J) mission is to provide support and comfort to families seeking justice for loved ones lost to violence. The four (4) tenets of the organization are to connect families, bring about awareness, motivate communities and empower individuals to help solve homicide cases. CF4J also offers grief groups and brief counseling to families. Please contact me, 302.332.9050 if you need additional information. Website
At Mighty Writers, we teach more than 3,000 kids to write with clarity every year. We serve children and families in and around Philadelphia, PA and in Camden and Atlantic City, NJ. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all of are programs are free. Find our more here.
BRADY. MORE THAN A NAME, IT’S A MOVEMENT.
A problem with so many root causes, requires us to address it from all angles. Brady therefore emphasizes education, litigation, and legislation to ensure that every community is safe, not only from mass shootings, but also from the daily toll of gun homicide, domestic violence, suicide, unintentional shootings, and police violence that plagues so many communities. Find out more here.
At Creative Coping, we facilitate workshops–online and in person–on topics such as managing change, integrating artistic expression into one’s healing, and building support systems. Find out more here.
The Penn Center for Youth and Family Trauma Response and Recovery (CYFTRR) was founded in 2009 in order to offer the most effective treatments for children, adolescents and their families who are suffering from symptoms of traumatic stress and other difficulties after exposure to violence, crime and abuse. Find out more here.
To continue the legacy of leadership, teamwork, academic achievement and great character that JahSun A. Patton demonstrated. Find out more here.
ArtWell is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing educational, arts-based programs for youth and communities facing discrimination, poverty, violence, and the everyday challenges of growing up. Find out more here.
Sunshine Behavioral Health’s mission is to provide the highest quality substance abuse treatment services and deliver them with passion, integrity, and company spirit.
We will inspire hope and contribute to the health and well-being of the communities we serve through our shared values and the continuous pursuit of improvement.
Please view their great resources page here. Their main objective is to spread awareness and provide education & relief to those that may be suffering. Find out more here.
With Love, Messages to Loved Ones Lost to Gun Violence
With Love was originally launched for loved ones to remember those lost to Covid. It has been recently relaunched and now also features the messages of those grieving a friend or family member killed by gun violence. Find out more here.
#TakeCarePHL raises awareness about and destigmatizes secondary traumatic stress (STS). Through learning and sharing solutions about this occupational hazard, we build a stronger, healthier, and more productive workforce. Find out more here.
GunSenseUs is an all volunteer, non partisan, non-profit organization working to reduce gun injury and death in the U.S.
Find out more here.
New Jersey’s Gun Violence Research Center (GVRC), is among the first state funded research centers in the United States that conducts interdisciplinary research on the causes, consequences, and solutions to gun-related violence, while respecting the rights of legal, safe gun ownership, and use. The GVRC works in collaboration with and is supported by the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE)
Find out more here.
The Office of Victim Advocate (OVA) is the state agency with the authority and duty to advocate for the rights and needs of crime victims.
They accomplish their mission through victim services, which includes post-sentencing notifications of offender status and movements within the DOC and the parole system; restorative justice programs that promote resilience and healing. Find our more here.
Cure Violence is a strategic evidence-based public health approach to reduce and prevent shootings and killings in areas with a high prevalence of gun violence. Reach out to them at quinzel.tomoney@temple.edu - Program Manager.
Women impacted by gun violence coming together to empower, support, create & develop programs to intervene and prevent the affects of gun violence and change in our communities. Find out more here.
The Rochester Spinal Association is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of all people living with spinal cord disability. Their programs and services provide support and information to individuals with spinal cord disability and their loved ones, care providers and professionals in the Greater Rochester region of N.Y. Find our more here.
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation is dedicated to protecting children from shootings and violence in their schools, homes, and communities. Sandy Hook Promise uses their Know the Signs program to educate and empower youth and adults. Find out more here.
Learn about the connections that drugs and addiction have with gun violence. The Recovery Village educates people on the causes as the first step to working towards preventing them. Studies have shown a link between gun violence and substance use. Additionally, links between drinking and certain mental health problems may be associated with gun violence. Understanding the relationship between guns, drugs, drinking, and mental health will help bring an end to gun violence and create a healthier society.
Eddie's House is a non-profit organization that provides a safe, nurturing space for vulnerable young adults and members of the community who find themselves without a safe place to live; about to be homeless or just need help dealing with life, this includes youth who have aged-out or have been in the foster care system.
AddictionResource.net is a free resource for people living with substance abuse, addiction, and/or mental health disorders. Our mission is to equip people living with substance use disorder and their loved ones with the resources and knowledge about mental health and substance abuse they need to achieve lasting recovery.
The Be SMART campaign is a public education program of Everytown for Gun Safety. Be SMART was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership in order to reduce child gun deaths. Whether you’re a gun owner, or you know someone who owns a gun, there is a role for everyone in the conversation around secure gun storage. Be SMART is a framework that parents, caretakers, and community leaders can follow to help keep their communities safe. Ultimately, you can help prevent kids from accessing firearms by storing them securely, and encouraging others to do the same. Because children deserve to feel safe, no matter where they are. Here is how to Be SMART: Secure all guns; Model responsible behavior around guns; Ask about the presence of unsecured guns in other homes; Recognize the role of guns in suicide; and Tell everyone you know to Be SMART. besmartforkids.org
Project Unloaded's mission is to create a new cultural narrative that guns make us less safe. Since its launch in 2022, Project Unloaded has reached millions of teens with the facts about how guns make people less safe through teen-facing cultural campaigns and community partnerships. Empowered with the facts, young people can choose on their own terms not to own or use guns and lead us to a safer future. Learn more at ProjectUnloaded.org and follow Project Unloaded on Instagram and TikTok.
The Network of Neighbors is a trauma response program located within the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). The Network provides support to ANY community, including Philadelphia neighborhoods, that have been impacted by any overwhelmingly stressful incident or ongoing experience. The supports are guided group discussions that are facilitated using an evidence-informed model called Post Traumatic Stress Management (PTSM). This model addresses the impact of ongoing stress and its impact on the body. The discussions are not therapy, or clinical interventions, and they are not support groups or training. The discussions provide an opportunity and a safe space for participants to share their experience and how it is impacting them. All support offered is confidential and voluntary; no one is asked to participate if they choose not to. All of the support, training & workshops we offer are FREE.