Regional Gun Violence Community-Based Resource Guide
Gun Violence is not inevitable, it is preventable, there are ways to intervene and there is support for healing. Everyone deserves to be safe and well.
Gun violence must be addressed through a robust public health approach that empowers those closest to the problem to work in partnership to determine and implement lasting solutions.
While we cannot eliminate gun violence overnight, we can decrease risk and increase safety by connecting to community supports and services that address the physical, emotional, and economic impacts of gun violence. Everyone in King County deserves to live in communities that are hopeful, safe, healthy, and thriving.
Click here to refer yourself or someone you know who has been impacted by gun violence.
If you or someone you know has been impacted by gun violence and needs support, please see the following resources:
Gun Violence Intervention, Prevention & Restoration Initiatives
Regional Peacekeepers Collective (RPKC) is an initiative of the Public Health - Seattle & King County Regional Gun Violence Program. This initiative supports culturally responsive BIPOC-led community organizations that provide Intervention, Prevention and Restoration services including critical incident and hospital-based response, intensive engagement and wrap-around life affirming care and resources to individuals and families most impacted by gun violence and unjust systems.
Regional Peacekeepers Collective (RPKC) Service Providers
Services: Hospital-based intervention, referrals to community care for eligible clients
Description: Harborview Medical Center is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated to providing specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the most vulnerable residents of King County. As the only designated Level I adult and pediatric trauma and verified burn center in the state of Washington, Harborview serves as the regional trauma and burn referral center for Alaska, Montana and Idaho and the disaster preparedness and disaster control hospital for Seattle and King County.
Website: Harborview Medical Center
Emergency Department Phone Number: (206) 744-3074
Hours of Operation: Trauma & Emergency Medicine is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Services: Critical Incident Management, Violence Interruption, Client Services & Referral, Family Restoration Services, Community Safe Passage
Description: Community Passageways is a non-profit that creates alternatives to incarceration for young people by rebuilding our communities through committed relationships centered on love, compassion, and consistency.
Website: Community Passageways
General Phone Number: (206) 257-0774
Contact Email: info@communitypassageways.org
To refer someone to Community Passageways, please fill out the form at the link below:
https://www.communitypassageways.org/refer
Services: Violence Interruption, Outreach, Case Management Service Navigation
Description: The Alive & Free program serves youth and young adults across King County who are involved with or impacted by groups, gangs, community violence, or the justice system. This work is done through street outreach and case management in partnership with several cities and organizations across King County.
Website: YMCA Alive & Free
General Phone Number: (206) 749-7550
To refer someone to the YMCA Alive & Free program, please fill out the form at the link below:
www.seattleymca.org/social-impact-center/youth-young-adults/violence-prevention-intervention/webform-make-referral
Services: Case Management / Service Navigation, Outreach, Mentorship
Description: Progress Pushers are committed to the empowerment and upliftment of systemically oppressed communities. their mission is to guide, educate, and empower youth that are most impacted by societal systems.
Website: Progress Pushers
General Phone Number: (253) 335-6731
General Email: Info@progresspushers.org
Services: Case Management / Service Navigation, Outreach/Reentry Navigation
Description: Freedom Project works alongside the community to dismantle the institution of mass incarceration and heal its traumatic effects on individuals directly impacted by incarceration, on their loved ones, and on our community.
Website: Freedom Project
General Phone Number: (206) 325-5678
Contact Email: connect@freedomprojectwa.org
Rainier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC) - Restorative Resolutions
Rainier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC) has been active in the Rainier Beach neighborhood since 2015. Restorative Resolutions is a project led by RBAC funded by Public Health – Seattle & King County in alignment with the Regional Peacekeepers Collective initiative. Restorative Resolutions supports families and individuals in SE Seattle most impacted by gun violence. Restorative Resolutions specifically supports Rainer Beach by providing violence interruption, healing-focused events and gatherings and access to resources, including housing, mental health services, rent support, etc.
Service Providers:
Services: Community Circles, Support Circles
Description: Ranier Beach Action Coalition (RBAC) is a grassroot, Black-led organization devoted to locally driven development. For over ten years, it has promoted quality education, living wage jobs, affordable transportation and housing, and building community capacity in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood.
Website: Rainer Beach Action Coalition
General Phone Number: (206) 420-1010
Contact Email: info@rbactioncoalition.org
Description: The mission of Urban Family Center is to create opportunities that empower urban youth and their families to develop their full potential and help reshape the social environment of their community.
Website: Urban Family
General Phone Number: (206) 775-8901
Contact Email: info1@urbanfam.org
Services: Violence Interruption, Critical Incident Support, Community Safe Passage, After School Programing
Description: Cultured provides opportunities for leadership, networking, academic support, career development, and discipleship to youth in South Seattle.
Website: Cultured
Contact Email: cultured@seattleyfc.org
Services: Community Events, Mentorship programs
Description: Fathers and Sons Together (FAST) is a youth development organization that focuses on family development, providing guidance, support, and nurturing to families, specifically those of color. FAST promotes lifestyle changes that support improved educational outcomes, improved health, and wellness.
Website: Fathers & Sons Together
General Phone Number: (206) 228-6460
General Email: info@fastfathersandsonstogether.org
Services: Monthly Parent Check In’s & Teen Parent Check In’s, Community Events
Description: The mission of the Fatherhood and Accountability Movement is to support and mentor all fathers, father figures, etc. and families navigate through the pressures of parenting and the various systems that oppress them.
Website: Fatherhood Accountability Movement
General Phone Number: (206) 201-4370
Seattle Community Safety Initiative (SCSI)
Seattle Community Safety Initiative (SCSI) is an initiative of the City of Seattle, supporting a hub-based approach to provide services in the following three geographic locations: Central, Southeast, and West Seattle. SCSI provides school safe passage, street outreach, and service navigation. SCSI partners with the Regional Peacekeepers Collective to provide critical incident response and follow-up care for those most directly impacted by gun violence.
Service Providers:
Services: Critical Incident Management, Violence Interruption, Client Services & Referral, Family Restoration Services, Community Safe Passage
Description: Community Passageways is a non-profit that creates alternatives to incarceration for young people by rebuilding our communities through committed relationships centered on love, compassion, and consistency.
Website: Community Passageways
General phone number: (206) 257-0774
Contact Email: info@communitypassageways.org
To refer someone to Community Passageways, please fill out the form at the link below:
https://www.communitypassageways.org/refer
Services/Programs: Work Readiness & Training, Career & College Readiness, Paid Internships & Employment, Housing Navigation & Assistance, Food Assistance, Case Management, Community-Wide Restorative Peace/Healing Circles, Community Safety, Youth & Young Adult Programming- Teen Drop-In Program, Tutoring Program, Studio Program, Cafe Program, Art Program, Safe Pathways Program
Description: The SE Network SafetyNet is a known protective faction that interrupts the path of delinquency, gang involvement, and community violence. Staff work passionately to coordinate, initiate, create, and broker opportunities that build youth developmental assets and emotional IQ so they can become strong and resilient against life challenges. Our vision is that any Club member who wants to enhance or change their life direction or outcomes could be a part of the SE Network SafetyNet Program and receive access to the relevant support services, special initiatives, and collaborative programming.
Website: Rainer Vista Boys & Girls Club – SE Safety Network
Phone Number: (206) 724-9654 (Intake & Referral)
Intake Form: www.jotform.com/form/221367780900052
Services: Youth Mentorship/Internship Programs, Family Support, Neighborhood Safety, and Community Events
Description: The mission of Urban Family Center is to create opportunities that empower urban youth and their families to develop their full potential and help reshape the social environment of their community.
Website: Urban Family
General Phone Number: (206) 775-8901
Contact Email: info1@urbanfam.org
Description: The Alive & Free program serves youth and young adults across King County who are involved with or impacted by groups, gangs, community violence, or the justice system. This work is done through street outreach and case management in partnership with several cities and organizations across King County.
Website: YMCA Alive & Free
General Phone Number: (206) 749-7550
To refer someone to the YMCA Alive & Free program, please fill out the form at the link below:
www.seattleymca.org/social-impact-center/youth-young-adults/violence-prevention-intervention/webform-make-referral
General Community Resources
Basic Needs
People seeking housing can contact the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's Regional Access Points.
The KCRHA also has resources for those seeking shelter.