Become a Champion For Peace!

Your Support Saves Lives and Transforms Communities.

With your investment, we can reduce homicides, treat trauma, and transform lives. We can work with individuals who are not just at risk but in crisis, and help them to stay alive, stay out of jail, and get on a path where they are not in crisis but are able to develop a healthy peaceful life, and become the next changemakers, the catalysts for peace in their families and communities.

Peace For DC courageously remains steadfast in our belief that every person has the right to live free from fear of gun violence. Moreover, every person deserves an equitable opportunity to break free from the daily and generational barriers created by systems of oppression. Through our Peace Academy, HEAL DC, and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (CBI) programming, we are partnering directly with program participants, empowering them with personal/professional skills, healing resources, basic human necessities, community, and more. Learn more: www.peacefordc.org.

Real People. Real Growth. Real Peace.

Peace For DC’s HEAL DC program delivers a trauma-informed continuum of care to 18- to 24-year-olds in Washington, DC, who face disproportionately high rates of gun violence. HEAL empowers these young men and their families to move beyond daily survival and toward long-term healing, stability, and economic mobility. By addressing trauma at its root, HEAL helps participants break free from cycles of violence and begin building futures filled with possibility.

One young man whose life has been transformed through HEAL is Kevin. When Kevin first joined the program, his outlook was bleak. His words reflected deep pain and anger—echoes of the trauma and adversity he had endured. But through consistent engagement, care, and encouragement, Kevin began to invest in his own growth. Slowly, his perspective shifted. Today, he is thriving. He speaks with confidence, sees a promising future, and carries himself with pride. When he walks into our office, he says he feels “like a boss”—ready to share his story so others can witness how far he’s come. We are incredibly proud of Kevin and remain by his side as he continues to grow, lead, and inspire others on this powerful journey.

Now is the moment.

We need you. Our program participants need you. We hope you will proudly champion the cause of peace for DC, and that you will continue to stand with us—not only as funders, but as partners in possibility—as we build a safer, more just future for every DC resident.

Safety is a basic human need, just like food on the table or a roof over your head. All of our programming is based on proven
practices that have helped transform other cities and create safety for every child and family.

Violence is contagious - but so is hope. And through all of Peace For DC’s programs, we see hope.
Thank you for believing in our work and the future of our city.