Silence Is Violence

Mission: To work toward a safe and equitable New Orleans. We provide direct victim services, creative youth engagement, and public advocacy, working with clients and partners from every sector to achieve safe, just, and thriving communities. 

Vision: A safer New Orleans with thriving communities. 

Values: We value every life, treated each person with equal dignity, and mourn each violent loss of life is with humanity, care, and compassion.

The devastating levels of interpersonal violence that have afflicted New Orleans for decades produce a ripple effect, fueling mass incarceration and leaving Black women disproportionately responsible for burying their sons and daughters, raising children alone, and supporting incarcerated loved ones. It’s a crisis that must be addressed if New Orleans is going to thrive, and yet no public agency has the mandate to care for survivors, prevent secondary trauma, and heal our community.

For nearly two decades, Silence Is Violence has been providing care and support for those dealing with the aftermath of violent crime. Silence Is Violence staff reach out to survivors in the aftermath of an act of violence offering a listening ear and real, tangible support. This can include: Case management, Victim advocacy, Grief and trauma support, Trauma-informed care, Resources, and Crisis prevention & intervention.

Together, these wrap-around services ensure that people going through the worst of traumas have an advocate who is caring for them, attending to their healing and helping to deal with the host of challenges that derail so many lives in the aftermath of violence.