Survivor Stories
Moments That Survive
A memory wall for victims and survivors to share how gun violence has impacted their lives.
We Can Repair the Despair, Build Bridges, and Learn From Each Other
Survivor Stories, Volunteer StoriesThe Best Way to Make a Difference Is to Work Together and Stay Connected
Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories“We Are Losing Our Babies Every Day”
Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories January 26, 2024Sixth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Ends With Thousands of Survivor Stories Amplified Across The Country
From Members of Congress to Partner Organizations, Thousands Came Together to Uplift the Voices of Gun Violence Survivors Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Hosted More Than 80 Events Across the Country; Survivors Shared Stories on MomentsThatSurvive.org,…
January 22, 2024
Sixth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Begins
January 22-26 Marks Sixth Annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week Every Day in America, 120 people Are Shot and Killed, More Than 200 Are Shot and Wounded, and Countless Others Experience the Collective Trauma of Gun Violence NEW YORK –…
May 18, 2023
New York State Assembly Passes Legislation That Will Support Gun Violence Survivors and their Families; Everytown, Moms Demand Action, and Students Demand Action Applaud
Volunteers and Supporters Have Done Over 1500 Digital Campaign Actions Over the Past Two Legislative Sessions Urging Lawmakers to Pass Legislation that will Allow Fair Access to Victim Compensation New York — Today, the New York chapters of Moms Demand…
“This Mother’s Day I don’t want prayers. I don’t want sentiments. I don’t want cards, and I don’t want flowers. I want action.”
This Mother’s Day: Move with Action
Survivor StoriesKathy Elaine McKnight: We Aren’t Taking No For an Answer
Survivor Stories, Volunteer StoriesDonnitta Marie Sinclair: Growing, Rebuilding, Restoring, and Healing our Community
Survivor Stories, Volunteer StoriesMarie G. Delus: ‘History will remember us Moms, our legacies are being written’
Survivor Stories, Volunteer StoriesMelody Geddis McFadden: Helping survivors of gun violence smile again
Survivor Stories, Volunteer Stories February 8, 2022Op-ed: A Voice for Ahmad and a Call for Change
Yesterday, on the final day of the fourth annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week, the Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer published an op-ed by Alicia Campbell, a Survivor Fellow…
Florida Mom Still Putting Pieces Together after Daughter’s Suicide
Survivor StoriesAs a minister, I have officiated the funerals of too many black men in our community, and the crime is on humanity.
My son served our country in Afghanistan, but his brother died by gun violence here at home.
Survivor StoriesMy Baby Made the Ultimate Sacrifice to Save Her Baby’s Life
Survivor StoriesUsing My Voice to Make a Change
Survivor StoriesSandy Phillips Fights for Stronger, Smarter Gun Laws in the Aftermath of the Murder of her Daughter in the Aurora Mass Shooting
Survivor StoriesA Conversation with Roxanna Green
Survivor Stories13-Year-Old Shot in Face by Friend; Mother Grieves His Loss, and the Lack of Charges in Case
Survivor StoriesMissy Jenkins Smith
Survivor StoriesA Mom Demanding Action
Survivor StoriesA Random Act of Violence, and an Excruciating Survival: “The bullet may not have taken my life then, but it may still.”
Survivor StoriesMy Daughter Died Because a Loaded Gun Was Left Accessible to a Child
Survivor StoriesDid you know
58 percent of American adults or someone they care for have experienced gun violence in their lifetime.