Everytown For Gun Safety Support Fund Inc

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND SEEKS TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF GUN VIOLENCE AND HELP TO REDUCE IT BY CONDUCTING GROUNDBREAKING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES, COMMUNICATING THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, AND ADVANCING GUN SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN COMMUNITIES AND THE COURTS.

IN 2022, GUN VIOLENCE REACHED RECORD LEVELS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS COMMUNITIES CONTINUED TO GRAPPLE WITH THE FALLOUT FROM TWO YEARS OF COVID-RELATED DISRUPTIONS TO THE ECONOMY, EDUCATION AND DAILY LIFE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND HELPED TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER THROUGH SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, ROBUST PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, TARGETED LITIGATION AND LIFE-SAVING ORIGINAL RESEARCH. IN FEBRUARY, THE FOURTH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK WAS THE LARGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL ELEVATION OF SURVIVORS' VOICES AND EXPERIENCES YET. IN AUGUST, THE EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND AWARDED $1.5 MILLION IN FUNDING TO 15 COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUILDING ON EVERYTOWN'S GRANT OFFERINGS TO SUPPORT THE VITAL WORK OF COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE. IN OCTOBER, ALL 30 CURRENT EVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUND GRANTEES WERE INVITED TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND CONVENING WHERE GRANTEES HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS. IN JUNE, ADVOCATES, PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INFLUENCERS, CORPORATE BRANDS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS AND MORE CAME TOGETHER TO MARK THE EIGHTH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN. NOTABLY, MORE THAN 300 LANDMARKS, INCLUDING THE WHITE HOUSE, WERE ILLUMINATED ORANGE AND MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS HOSTED MORE THAN 370 WEAR ORANGE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN ALL 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS, THE BE SMART PROGRAM ANNOUNCED NEW NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND OTHER ADULTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURE FIREARM STORAGE AND THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS' HARD WORK, MORE THAN EIGHT MILLION STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL LIVE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF SECURE FIREARM STORAGE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVERYTOWN LAW EXPANDED ITS EFFORTS TO DEFEND THE GUN SAFETY MOVEMENT'S PROGRESS, PURSUE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROMPT LONG-OVERDUE ACTION. IN THE WAKE OF THE SUPREME COURT'S EXTREME AND DANGEROUS RULING IN NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC. V. BRUEN, IN ADDITION TO OTHER EFFORTS, EVERYTOWN LAW ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF THE EVERYTOWN CENTER FOR THE DEFENSE OF GUN SAFETY TO ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN DEFENDING LIFE-SAVING GUN LAWS AGAINST GUN LOBBY ATTACKS IN THE COURTS. AND AS ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS SOUGHT CLEAR ANALYSIS ABOUT AMERICA'S GUN VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC IN 2022, EVERYTOWN'S RESEARCH TEAM WAS A LEADING SOURCE TO PROVIDE CRITICAL DATA AND IMPORTANT CONTEXT.