Healer Organizations

Meet the organizations that are creating lasting change. From past grantees to strategic partners, these groups are using innovative programs and community-driven approaches to heal, empower, and uplift those they serve. Learn about their missions, impact, and the people behind the work.

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A.C.T.I.O.N. Network

The A.C.T.I.O.N. Network hosts a basketball league and football camp where students can enjoy playing sports while also learning how to resolve conflict and monthly networking meetings that open the door for dialogue and collaboration between members of the Dallas Police Department and leaders in business, faith, and athletic organizations.

Advance Peace

Representatives from Advance Peace are creating new alliances between community members and local organizations in Vallejo, California, to reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. The Advance Peace team will shed light on ways community leaders can reduce gun violence through publications, testimonials, and media engagement.

Attack Poverty

The Attack Poverty team is forging new alliances with community members and local organizations in Houston, Texas, to reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. During the summer, they will host a series of Mission Week events to help build relationships between residents, volunteers, and community leaders in North Richmond.

Be the Bridge

Representatives from Be the Bridge are creating new alliances to reduce neighborhood violence. Throughout the summer, their team will train staff and teachers at Peace Preparatory Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, on how to understand some of the challenges students may be going through and provide them with tools to address them.

Beyond the Ball, Inc.

Beyond the Ball is hosting a series of summer camps designed to expose student athletes and enthusiasts to the science, innovation, and careers behind the sports they love. Throughout the summer, the Beyond the Ball team takes time to discuss the impacts of violence, solutions for peace, and their hopes for the world. By taking […]

Beyond Visionary, Inc.

By forming new alliances with community organizations in Dallas, the Beyond Visionary team seeks to reduce violence in North Texas neighborhoods. Over the summer, their team will host a series of forums to create a centralized approach to connecting with vulnerable and formerly incarcerated youth. Afterward, the Beyond Visionary team plans to launch a Beyond […]

BMA TenPoint, Inc.

Representatives from the BMA TenPoint in Boston, Massachusetts, are building bridges between law enforcement and the city’s youth by hosting summer workshops. In addition to focusing on the students’ physical and mental health, their team is teaching them workforce development skills. They are also conducting research to identify inequities the teens deal with regularly. The […]

Brothers United ATL

At Brothers United ATL, their team is hosting monthly meetings designed to uplift young men and reduce incidents of violence in Atlanta, Georgia. During the sessions, they will discuss holistic wellness, financial literacy, social responsibility, workforce development and entrepreneurship.

Chance 490 Foundation

The Chance 490 Foundation is hosting a series of summer events to create new alliances with community organizations to reduce neighborhood violence. The summer events will kick off with the XFACTOR Identity Crisis: Let’s Just Talk event featuring True Lee Baptist Church members. Additional events will include representatives from Mountain View Prison Unit, Viola’s House, […]

Cincinnati Works

At Cincinnati Works in Ohio, their team is hosting the Phoenix Safe Summer Series to bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. Their event line-up includes the Ride for Peace, Safe Summer Kick-Off, Gospel Fest and Midnight Cookouts. During each event, community members interact with local officers, and they’re provided with tools and resources […]

Dallas CRED

The Dallas CRED team is creating new alliances between community organizations that significantly reduce incidents of neighborhood violence.

Dallas Leadership Foundation

Representatives from the Dallas Leadership Foundation are working with community organizations and the Dallas Police Department to reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. They kicked off their Summer of Healing activities with a community workday called Transform Dallas on Saturday, June 18. Volunteers and residents from North Texas partnered with various organizations to bring much needed […]

Dallas Violence Interrupters Partnership at Communities Foundation of Texas

The Communities Foundation of Texas team is committed to building thriving communities for all. Their Dallas Violence Interrupters Partnership is creating a series of activities designed to bridge the divide between law enforcement and the community. They include the following: marches with community members and law enforcement to demonstrate unity community conversations between members of […]

DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation

DreamHouse Make a Difference Foundation is hosting an event to bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. The event will feature a panel of male leaders from all walks of life and provides a group bonding activity to keep the young men engaged. The event will kick off the foundation’s annual teen development program. […]

Fresno Housing

The Fresno Housing team is striving to create mutually beneficial pathways towards peace and safer communities in Fresno by working with law enforcement and community leaders. Their Community Safety Initiative will roll out in three phases. First, a needs assessment and safety survey will be given to Fresno residents. During phase two in August, the […]

Fresno Street Saints

Representatives from the Fresno Street Saints are working with the Fresno Police Department, community members, and students to bridge divides. This summer, they are coming together to plan, rehearse and record a video. Filming will be conducted in the community, utilizing key landmarks to enhance the videos. At the end of the summer program, the […]

Gracism Global

At Gracism Global, they are creating activities that bridge the divide between law enforcement and the community. Over the summer, they will invite representatives from organizations participating in the Summer of Healing movement to be interviewed live on their call-in talk show. The hosts will craft the featured topic of the day around the community […]

Greater Valley Community Services Inc

At Greater Valley Community Services (GVCS), their team is committed to creating new alliances between community organizations that reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. To achieve their goal, they will hold a series of events, including, but not limited to the following: Weekly personal growth and development sessions Stop the Violence basketball tournaments Greater Valley Coalition […]

Hawa’s Wings Inc

The Hawa’s Wings, Inc., team is creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. Throughout the summer, they will hold a weekly event where youth and officers from the Minneapolis Police Department will engage in an activity intended to form bonds and build relationships. Intentional discussions and team-building activities will follow each […]

HEROES Network

Representatives from the HEROES Network are working with community leaders throughout Chicago, Illinois, and Jackson, Mississippi, to create mutually beneficial solutions for peace and hope. Throughout the summer, the leaders of the HEROES Network will organize Safe Summer Town Halls, Lunchroom Takeovas©, Community Takeovas©, and Block Party Takeovas© to engage, celebrate and motivate youth to […]

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HOPE for Prisoners, Inc

At HOPE for Prisoners, Inc., in Las Vegas, Nevada, they are creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. Their team is planning an events with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Department of Corrections, and Nevada Parole and Probation. There will be family-fun activities, food, and motivational messages. The goal […]

Houston Responds

The team at Houston Responds is creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. Pastors and police in Houston, Texas, are working together to host the following events: Pastor to Police Open Dialog Meetings Pastors talking with police officers during church services or at youth ministry events Conversations hosted by local churches […]

International Youth Organization

At the International Youth Organization (IYO) in Newark, New Jersey, their team is creating new alliances between community organizations that significantly reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. The IYO’s Safe Summer of Healing is a collaborative effort to bring together public safety officials, retired police officers, trauma response specialists, health and wellness specialists, social justice advocates, […]

Justice Journey Alliance, Leadership Foundation of Chicago

Representatives from the Justice Journey Alliance are building bridges between law enforcement and the community. They will hold events called Brunch and Conversation with the CPD (Chicago Police Department) throughout the summer. During the events, local students from high-risk areas and their parents will enjoy a meal and panel discussions between police officers, a facilitator […]

Let the Beat Build Foundation

Representatives at the Let the Beat Build Foundation are creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. This summer, they will have a weekly BUILD IT program, which stands for Bridging Unique Ideas to Light and Drive Intentional Thinking. A team of experts will provide the teens with mental health and personal […]

LivingUNDIVIDED

Representatives from LivingUNDIVIDED are creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. They will launch five summer experiences that bring together law enforcement and community members. In addition, participants will work with key partners to address gun violence and create positive, sustainable change in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illinois.

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Nancy Lieberman Charities

At Nancy Lieberman Charities, their team is creating activities that bridge the divide between law enforcement and the community. This summer, they will have weekly program activities that include, but are not limited to, Pizza in the Park, Olympics Day, Boot Camp, Coffee with a Cop, Mini Basketball Tournaments, Craft Days, Badges and Books, and […]

New Jerusalem Church

Members of New Jerusalem Church are banding together to reduce neighborhood violence through peaceful and uplifting initiatives. To kick off their efforts, they held a Juneteenth celebration in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 19. The second event took place from July 1 – 4. The theme was INDEPENDENT (intelligent, naturally, determined, enterprising, people, engaged, nonstop, dedicated, […]

New Vision Youth Services

At New Vision Youth Services, their team is creating new alliances and expanding existing collaborations between various stakeholders in Baltimore, Maryland, to reduce neighborhood violence incidents. This summer, their team will co-host four events called Days of Hope with the team from the We Our Us Movement. The events will take place in four high-risk […]

Roca Inc

Representatives at Roca Inc. are creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. The Roca Rewire 4 Team will organize and host 11 training sessions with police departments in Boston, Massachusetts, and Baltimore, Maryland. Each training will have police and community members present. The training is an eight-hour in-person session with a […]

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Serve and Connect

At Serve and Connect, their team is creating activities to bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. This summer, they will have a Summer of Healing event in eight cities across South Carolina. These events will be co-designed in partnership with at least one police partner and three community partners per city. The events […]

Shoot Film Not Guns

Through a series of summer workshops, the Shoot Film Not Guns team plans to bridge divides between law enforcement and Atlanta, Georgia, community members. The workshops will introduce students to the art of filmmaking and acting. At the end of the summer, the students will create a short film and present it to key community […]

Summer Safe, Inc.

Summer Safe, Inc.’s team is creating new alliances between community members and their organization. They will host a celebrity basketball game and field-day activities, including literacy seminars, health and nutrition classes, free food, haircuts and giveaways.

Telos

The Telos team in Tempe, Arizona, is bridging divides between law enforcement and the community.

The American Youth Arts Society, Inc.

At the Atlanta Youth Arts Society, Inc., their team is forging new alliances between community organizations that significantly reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. Through the Shoot Film Not Guns Youth Initiative, students will experience workshops, panel discussions, and hands-on film experience throughout the summer. After the twelve-week program, attendees will create anti-bullying and anti-violence public service […]

The Confess Project

At The Confess Project (TCP), their team is creating activities to bridge the divide between law enforcement and the community. They will kick off their summer activities with an event in Atlanta, Georgia, that will bring together TCP staff, the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Violence Reduction, mental health leaders, barbers, community leaders, members of the […]

The Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice at Duquesne University

Representatives at the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice at Duquesne University are creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. From July 1 through September 5, they will be hosting Police Training Inside-Out courses with members of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, incarcerated men, and formerly incarcerated citizens. The seminars […]

The Hear Foundation

The leaders of the Hear Foundation are working with key stakeholders in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to create mutually beneficial solutions for peace. The CEO of the Hear Foundation and Summer of Healing Ambassador, Leon Ford, is creating three summer youth camps focused on the holistic care of children, academic achievement, mental health, self-empowerment, […]

The HUBB Arts and Trauma Center

The HUBB Arts and Trauma Center team is creating new alliances between community organizations that significantly reduce incidents of neighborhood violence. During the summer, their team will collaborate with partners to develop safe-summer spaces full of healing programs, services, and events to combat violence and breathe new life into communities plagued with it. Their events […]

The Wolfpack Riding Club

Members of the Wolfpack Riding Club are working to bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. They will host safety meetings and riding events that bring together riding club members, law enforcement, and the North Texas community.

Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation

The Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation is creating activities that bridge divides between law enforcement and the community. To foster lasting change, they will hold a series of events this summer, including a musical, flag football tournament, basketball tournament, and discussion forums on various social justice issues.

Urban Youth Conservation

Representatives from the Urban Youth Conservation are creating new alliances between their organization and the community to reduce incidents of neighborhood violence.