Live Free is a national organization dedicated to ending gun violence and the mass incarceration and criminalization of our communities.
Since 2011, we have been building a network of thousands of faith leaders, directly impacted leaders, and movement partners working to bring peace and healing to our cities.
Vote With HB Gives Texas Voters a Clear Plan to Register, Prepare, and Vote
Jabee Williams and LIVE FREE Oklahoma Turn Credibility Into Community Safety
Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain and LIVE FREE Illinois Build a New Model of Community Safety
Josh Riddick and LIVE FREE Indiana Organize Faith Into Public Power
Teresa Gonzalez and LIVE FREE California Build Community Power for Safety and Justice
Faith-Rooted Organizing Turns Moral Vision Into Measurable Change
From $14 Million to More Than $200 Million: Organizing Changed California’s Safety Budget
8,300 Californians Turned a Policy Deadline Into a Moral Demand for Repair
Voters Across Party Lines Support Community Violence Intervention
The Break the Cycle of Violence Act Helped Change the National Conversation
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Power IN NUMBERS
$67M+
Moved into communities for violence intervention, crisis response, and housing
19.8K
Actions helping shape policy and public safety
40+
States represented across the movement
10+
Policies passed or protected through organizing
Education: Through our intensive Peacemaker Bootcamps, we educate community, government, and law enforcement leaders about best practices in violence intervention. We also partner with the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Columbia University Justice Lab in producing research and building leadership development programs.
Advocacy: Through local community organizing and state and federal advocacy, we work to build the power of communities directly impacted by violence and incarceration so that they can demand effective public safety, including proper funding and support for community violence intervention (CVI) initiatives.
Investments: We have granted millions of dollars to community-based organizations and provided on-the-ground training and coaching to thousands of leaders in order to support campaigns for peace. The return on these investments has been billions of dollars in public funding for CVI initiatives and key criminal justice reforms throughout the country.
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Impact IN ACTION
Stories of organizing, policy change, community safety, and the leaders building freedom across our national network.
Prevention Works: Communities Report Historic Reductions in Violence
Communities investing in prevention are proving that safety grows when local leaders have the resources to act.
Healing Is Public Safety: Illinois Centers Communities After Violence
Local leaders are building a model of safety rooted in healing, dignity, and community power.
From $14 Million to More Than $200 Million: Organizing Changed California’s Safety Budget
Faith-rooted organizing moved prevention from the margins to the center of California’s public-safety strategy.