Cure Violence is an anti-violence program aimed at reducing gun violence by using outreach workers to interrupt potentially violent situations 

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Our Goals:
- Working with individuals associated with violence.
- Working with neighborhoods that are disproportionately affected by violence.

Community Outreach:
- Employing specially trained workers to help individual who are the highest risk of shooting or being shot.
- Creating a visible public education campaign to enforce the message that shootings are not acceptable.
- Educating people about the causes of violence.

Why Respond?
- To assist individuals impacted by shootings.
- To prevent retaliation through outreach.
- To bring peace and calm during turmoil.
- To heighten community awareness and involvement in reducing violence

"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

 The Albany Cure Violence team provides proactive intervention for gang activity or at risk youth within the city of Albany. Albany Cure Violence mentors and directs youth into making better decisions that will aid in a healthy lifestyle. Cure Violence works to build relationships, gather information, and mediate conflicts that prevent violence. Additionally, they respond to violent assaults and shootings while working with the community to create safe neighborhoods.






Come on ALBANY
 Cure VIOLENCE!!!!

"Stop the Shootings"
"Stop the Stabbings"
"STOP the Killings"

"SAVE our Children"
"SAVE our Streets"

"CHOOSE Life"
"NOT Death"
"CHOOSE Books"
"NOT Jail"
"CEASE FIRE"

 

Violence is the PROBLEM, not the solution! 

Choose Peace! 

Choose 
Life!

To make a DONATION

Albany Cure Violence SNUG is a Program of Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region. To make a designated Albany Cure Violence Donation  http://www.trinityalliancealbany.org/

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