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.

2021 SAW HISTORIC INCREASES IN GUN VIOLENCE IN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS THE PANDEMIC BROUGHT DAUNTING CHALLENGES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND HELPED TO MAKE COMMUNITIES SAFER THROUGH SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, ROBUST PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, TARGETED LITIGATION AND LIFE-SAVING ORIGINAL RESEARCH. EVERYTOWN SUPPORT FUND LAUNCHED THE EVERYTOWN COMMUNITY SAFETY FUND, COMMITTING $25 MILLION TO THE EFFORT OVER FIVE YEARS BY PROVIDING GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT, PEER NETWORKING, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MOMS DEMAND ACTION AND STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS, THE BE SMART PROGRAM CONTINUED THE VITALLY IMPORTANT WORK OF PROMOTING SECURE STORAGE AS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS TO PREVENT THE TYPES OF TRAGEDIES THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN CHILDREN ACCESS UNSECURED FIREARMS, ACHIEVING SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES, WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION STUDENT HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVING INFORMATION ABOUT SECURE STORAGE FROM THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IN FEBRUARY, THE THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE SURVIVORS WEEK AMPLIFIED THE EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS WHO LIVE WITH THE IMPACT OF GUN VIOLENCE EVERY DAY AND IN JUNE, AMERICANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE - INCLUDING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INFLUENCERS, CORPORATE BRANDS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS, ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS - CAME TOGETHER FOR THE WEAR ORANGE CAMPAIGN DURING THE SEVENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY, UNITING AROUND THE CALL TO END GUN VIOLENCE. EVERYTOWN LITIGATORS EXPANDED THEIR EFFORTS TO DEFEND THE GUN SAFETY MOVEMENT'S PROGRESS, PURSUE ACCOUNTABILITY AND PROMPT LONG-OVERDUE ACTION, EVEN LAUNCHING A NEW LAW FUND EFFORT TO HELP LIFT THE COST BARRIERS TO ADVANCING GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF GUN VIOLENCE ON DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING BLACK, LATINX AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AND AS 2021 ECLIPSED 2020 AS THE WORST YEAR FOR GUN VIOLENCE IN OVER 20 YEARS, EVERYTOWN'S RESEARCH TEAM CONTINUED TO BE A LEADING FORCE IN PROVIDING CRITICAL DATA AND ANALYSIS - RANGING FROM AUTHORING REPORTS TO LAUNCHING INTERACTIVE PLATFORMS FOR ANALYZING DATA RELATED TO GUN VIOLENCE.