In a year when public investment in care was being reduced, redirected, or cut, something remarkable happened:
Communities fought back—and won.
Through organizing, advocacy, and strategic coalition building, Live Free helped move:
$67+ million into communities for violence prevention, crisis response, and housing
This Is What Impact Looks Like
This isn’t just a number.
It represents:
- Violence interruption programs funded
- Families supported through crisis response
- Housing stability for those most at risk
- Community-based solutions replacing system failures
And it happened across multiple states:
- Michigan: $15M+ secured for CVI programs
- Indiana: $17M for violence intervention and non-police crisis response
- Illinois: $3M for Community Healing Resource Centers
Why This Is Significant
At the same time governments were cutting over $800M from community safety investments, this work ensured communities were not left behind
This is what organizing does:
- It shifts resources
- It protects what matters
- It ensures funding reaches the people—not just systems
From Advocacy to Allocation
This impact came from real action:
- Budget advocacy
- Faith leader mobilization
- State-level organizing
- Policy engagement
This is what it means to turn voices into dollars—and dollars into impact.
The Bottom Line
Every dollar moved into community-based safety is a step away from harm and toward healing.
Take Action
This work only continues with sustained support.
Invest in what is working—and help scale it nationwide.
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