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Focus Areas

Reducing Harm and Violence

We break cycles of harm and violence by fostering healing from trauma and addressing community needs.

Survivor speaking at the podium of a RISE Domestic Violence Awareness Rally.

Where there is crime

We develop alternative responses led by trusted members of the community and people with firsthand experience, preventing violence through education, compassionate forms of accountability, and connections to services that address people’s underlying needs. Where harm has already occurred, we respond by uplifting survivors and those most impacted while creating opportunities for healing and repair.

RISE and S.O.S. staff lighting candles for victims of gun and domestic violence.
RISE and S.O.S. staff lighting candles for victims of gun and domestic violence.

Preventing Gun Violence

We work alongside community members to prevent and interrupt violence and cycles of violence.

Preventing Gun Violence

Gun violence and intimate partner violence are deeply interconnected nationwide crises, yet over-reliance on law enforcement and incarceration to address them has too often created more harm for the communities most impacted.