Stories

Stories that matter.

We humanize gun violence by sharing the real, often-overlooked stories of survivors, families, and communities — because behind every number is a person, a place, and a life that mattered.

Memorial Map

Every light is a life lost.

A constellation of incidents across the country — each point a person, a family, a community changed forever.

Latest

Latest stories & updates.

Survivor

What I lost, and what I refuse to lose again

A college freshman shares the morning that changed her family forever.

Community

The block where we still play

How a Chicago neighborhood is reclaiming its summer one cookout at a time.

Advocate

I marched at 14. I'm still here.

Six years after Parkland, one organizer reflects on what changed — and what hasn't.

Update

Our 2024 in review

200,000 youth engaged, 35 stories shared, four chapters strong.

Survivor

My mother's letter

A letter to a daughter, two years after.

Policy

What a safer summer looks like

Evidence-backed, community-built ideas for the months ahead.

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Your experience can change someone's mind, comfort a stranger, or move a policy forward. We listen with care, and we publish on your terms.

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