Blessed are the peacemakers.

Alive Community Outreach is a faith-based 501(c)(3) with a mission to cultivate a community of nonviolence through relationships and education. We support families affected by homicide and educate youth and youth-serving organizations in nonviolence and conflict reconciliation. Rooted in Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of nonviolence, we maintain that violence is ultimately a symptom of deeper issues that must be addressed in order to bring about lasting change.

Now more than ever we must equip our next generation with skills to navigate conflicts peacefully and a framework for transforming the underlying conditions that continue to produce chaos and trauma.

Together, we can build a Beloved Community free from the cycle of violence.

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it. Through violence you may murder the liar, but you cannot murder the lie, nor establish the truth. Through violence you murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate...Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.