Community Justice Action Fund

This work starts with a simple truth: children deserve to be safe. From classrooms to communities, safety should be the baseline — not something families have to worry about or fight for. Building systems that protect young people is central to creating lasting change.

This work is about protection. It’s about making sure communities are safe, children are cared for, and people can return home at the end of the day without fear. Advocacy is one way we turn that care into action.

We enter 2026 with hope, courage, and conviction. ✊🏾 The work continues — and so does our commitment to communities most impacted by gun violence. Let’s make this a year of healing, power, and peace.

This work is grounded in community and collective responsibility. At a moment when violence is shaped by policy, power, and division, showing up for Black and Brown communities means standing together — across issues — to protect one another and build safety that lasts.

Together, we showed up — in communities, at statehouses, and online — to demand safety, accountability, and justice. 💪🏾 None of this happens without you. Thank you for standing with us in 2025.

This work is about protecting the ability of Black and Brown youth to grow, thrive, and live full lives. It’s rooted in the belief that safety should never be uncertain — and that our communities deserve conditions where young people are supported, not endangered.

This work is about possibility. It’s about communities being free from violence and full of opportunity — where people can step outside their doors and move through their lives with safety, dignity, and hope. That vision is what makes the work worth doing every day.

As Kwanzaa begins, we honor the values of unity, collective responsibility, purpose, creativity, & faith. 🕯️ These principles guide how we care for one another and our communities. May this week be a time to reflect and recommit to collective care and community well-being.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! 🎄✨ We hope today brings moments of rest & connection — whether you’re with family, chosen family, or taking quiet time for yourself. Holding space for joy & restoration is part of sustaining the work of building safer communities. 🤍

The holidays can bring a mix of feelings — joy, grief, rest, stress, or all of the above. However you’re spending this time, we hope you’re finding moments of care and connection that feel right for you. Be gentle with yourself. Reach out when you can. Rest when you need to.

Rest is a radical and necessary part of our work. This holiday season, the we're taking a short break — not away from the mission, but in service of it. Rest allows us to show up with clarity, care, and commitment for the communities we serve.

This work is rooted in proximity. Gun violence doesn’t affect communities in the abstract — it impacts people we know, love, and live alongside. Addressing it means centering those who are most harmed and ensuring solutions are shaped by the communities most impacted.

For many of us, this work is about responsibility — to each other, and to the future. It’s about imagining communities where young people can grow without the constant threat of gun violence, and where safety is not something families have to hope for, but can expect.

New Jersey’s success is no accident — it’s because of consistent investment in community safety solutions like CVI. But all of that progress could disappear if funding ends. We can’t stop now. Urge @NewJerseyOAG to keep CVI funded. #ProtectOurProgress #CVIWorks

🚨 We’re on the brink. If CVI funding ends on December 31, we don’t just lose dollars — we lose lives. New Jersey’s progress in reducing gun violence wasn’t an accident. It was intentional, strategic, community-led work. Tell @NewJerseyOAG: we can’t turn back now.

The holidays can be joyful — and stressful. Whether you’re celebrating with family, friends, or chosen family, here are a few ways to care for yourself and your community this season. 🧡 Stay safe, stay grounded, and take care of one another.

Today we celebrate community and connection. We also honor Indigenous peoples — their land, culture, and leadership, and the ongoing work toward justice and sovereignty. Sending warmth and safety to all who are gathering today. 🧡

The holidays bring travel, celebration, and community — but they also bring increased risks for gun violence. As rates of gun violence continue to decline nationally in 2025, we still have work to do to make sure every family and community can gather safely. 🧡

Marshawn Kneeland should still be here. His death is a painful reminder that ending gun violence means addressing suicide, too. We must act to prevent suicide and build systems of care that keep every person safe, supported, and alive.

🗳 TODAY IS ELECTION DAY in 39 states. Local elections decide school boards, mayors, judges, sheriffs, city budgets — your daily life. Your vote = your power.