$15 on the 15th:
Invest in Safe, Healthy, and Hopeful Communities
For 15 years, Cities United has been at the forefront of building safe, healthy, and hopeful communities for young Black men and boys.
We’ve learned that real comprehensive public safety is built through an ecosystem of partners that are driven by community, sustained by trust and powered by people who believe in what’s possible.
This year, as we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we’re inviting you to be part of that ecosystem in a simple but powerful way:
Give $15 on the 15th. Every month.
Your Donation is an Investment
$15 a month equips Cities United to continue to:
- Implement community violence intervention strategies
- Engage trusted messengers doing frontline and life-changing work
- Provide healing-centered approaches that restore hope
- Empower opportunities that create pathways for young leaders to thrive
Your investment aligns resources with community leadership that strengthens local ecosystems across the country, supports those closest to the work, and expand strategies that prevent violence before it starts.
15 Years of Action and Impact
As Cities United marks 15 years, we pause to reflect on a journey in courage, commitment, and an unwavering belief in what’s possible.
What began as a call to action has grown into a national movement that has helped reshape how communities define and achieve public safety.
We've stood alongside local organizers, trusted messengers, and young leaders to build a comprehensive public safety ecosystem grounded in prevention, healing, and opportunity. Together, this network has supported hundreds of jurisdictions in interrupting cycles of violence, strengthening community trust, and investing in solutions that honor the full humanity of those most impacted.
This anniversary is a celebration and a testament: the work is working! Lives have been changed. Systems have been challenged. Communities are stronger, more connected, and more equipped to create conditions where young Black men and boys can thrive.
Fifteen years later, Cities United continues to stand at the intersection of strategy and soul, proving that when we center people, partnership, and possibility, we can build communities that are truly safe, healthy, and hopeful for generations to come.