Every year, thousands of homicide cases go cold — not because they're unsolvable, but because the families left behind have nowhere to turn. No roadmap. No advocate. No system built for them.

Cold Case AdvocacyHub exists to change that.

We build tools that help families organize their case files, engage law enforcement effectively, raise public awareness, and navigate the legal and forensic systems most people never have to learn — until they do.

Our flagship resource, The Cold Case Advocacy Roadmap, walks families through a five-phase strategy for advocating on behalf of a loved one: from organizing case documentation to building coalitions for legislative change. We've also built free guides on media strategy and podcast advocacy to help families get their loved one's story heard.

This work is early. It's also necessary. Your donation helps us keep every foundational resource fee, fund the research and forensic tools families can't otherwise afford, and grow CCAH's capacity to support more families with less time wasted.

Justice Should Never Go Cold™.

Estimated Use of Funds:

$2,000 — Website expansion (developer)

Hiring a freelance developer to build out new pages, resource tools, and site features beyond what's currently built.

$1,200 — Case resource development

Continued research, writing, and design for advocacy guides and case documentation tools.

$1,000 — Outreach & awareness

Materials, design assets, and campaigns to raise visibility for families and cases.

$800 — Operating costs

Hosting, email platform (MailerLite/Mailchimp), and other recurring tools.

The Cold Case AdvocacyHub

Help us empower families with the resources to reopen cases, navigate the system, and ensure no victim is forgotten.

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