Empowering Communities for Lasting Change
Six Connected Bodies of Work
Discover the core strategies driving our mission for justice and community empowerment.
Guiding Principles of Our Work
LIVE FREE California organizes across six connected bodies of work: our faith-rooted statewide leadership and organizing, the State Faith Leaders Table, The California Underground, the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation & Truth, the Community Economic Mobilization Initiative, and Community Violence Intervention across the Bay Area and statewide.
Building Power for Justice
Our Work in California
Violence Prevention
We partner with community leaders, congregations, and local organizations to interrupt cycles of violence and invest in safety rooted in prevention, healing, and opportunity.
Criminal Justice Reform
We advance policies that reduce incarceration, protect families, and create meaningful pathways to restoration, accountability, and reentry.
Faith Organizing
We equip clergy and congregations to move beyond the walls of worship and into public action for justice, safety, and shared dignity.
Civic Engagement
We mobilize voters, develop faith and community leaders, and build collective power around the decisions that shape California communities.
Directly Impacted Leadership
We center the leadership of people and families most impacted by violence, incarceration, and systemic injustice in every effort for change.
Community Healing Justice
We support trauma-informed, culturally grounded healing practices that strengthen relationships, restore hope, and help communities thrive.
National Impact Highlights
$67M+
Community Safety Funding
Secured over $67 million for initiatives focused on community safety, healing, and housing solutions.
19,000+
Advocacy Actions
Facilitated more than 19,000 advocacy actions to influence public policy and promote justice.
40%
Reduction in Violence
Achieved a 40% reduction in shootings and homicides in areas where prevention strategies were implemented.
