We are Your Soft Place to Land after Your Life
Has been Forever Changed by Gun Violence
Our mission at SURVIVORS EMPOWERED
is to Empower Survivors of Violence
To use their Stories to Create a
Reduction in Violence that we all Desire.
Survivors Empowered is an organization founded by Sandy and Lonnie Phillips after the slaughter of their daughter, Jessica Redfield Ghawi and eleven others in the Aurora Colorado Theater Mass Shooting in 2012. Their original non-profit, Jessi’s Message, has grown into Survivors Empowered - a national organization created By Survivors, For Survivors, Empowering Survivors.
- We provide support and referrals for services to survivors of violence, and connect you to a support network of other survivors in your area.
- We educate survivors how to tell their stories in a compelling way to speak to the issue of violence in their communities.
- Our Oral History Film project allows wounded gun violence survivors to archive their stories for research purposes.
- Our Rapid Response Team is made up of veteran survivors of violence that have walked the walk. After a mass casualty event, local governments and law enforcement are overwhelmed. Victims are in total shock or fighting for their lives. No one understands what the victims need better than those of us who have gone through it.
We rely almost entirely on donations to fund our efforts. Please consider donating here.
Another way to show your support is to purchase items from our Survivors Empowered Store.