Summary
Organization name
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach
2015
Tax id (EIN)
81-0781088
Category
Education
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
P.O. Box 7501 DenverDenver, CO 80207
Headquarters
PO Box 7501Denver, CO 80207
Denver County, CO, US
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach
A nonprofit organization
$33,989 raised by 163 donors
85% complete
$40,000 Goal
About
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Colorado Ceasefire is the longest-running grassroots gun violence prevention organization in the State of Colorado. We are parents, teachers, students, community members, gun violence survivors, and others who have been working since 2000 to prevent and reduce gun violence in our state. We provide education, outreach, and legislative advocacy.
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach educates Coloradans across the state about life-saving gun violence prevention tools. We work with schools, churches, community groups, and government agencies to offer reliable, non-political information and training.
- With our Extreme Risk Protection Order (Red Flag) Law Outreach, we spread awareness of how ERPOs work, helping people learn how to temporarily remove guns from those who may be dangerous to themselves or others.
- Our youth leadership program is producing the next generation of leaders in the fight against gun violence.
- Our Volunteer Program empowers people from all backgrounds to get involved and help keep their own communities safe.
- ColoradoCeasefire.org is a hub for Colorado-based information and resources on gun violence prevention.
Our work is making a difference, and so does your help!
Please consider a donation.
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Mission
Colorado Ceasefire works for freedom from gun violence in the places Coloradans live, work, and play. Colorado Ceasefire Outreach educates the public on the issue of gun violence prevention, working with diverse communities to educate about common-sense gun safety tools, strategies and legislation.
Background Statement
Colorado Ceasefire was founded in 2000, after the Colorado General Assembly failed to pass significant gun violence prevention laws following the Columbine High School shootings.
Initially it was a PAC to remove legislators from office who were a block to progress. That year, six critical seats changed hands, and we felt we had made a significant contribution. Ever since, Colorado Ceasefire has been a leading gun violence prevention voice at the state capitol.
Colorado Ceasefire Outreach, a 501(c)(3)-designated arm of Colorado Ceasefire, was established in 2015. Its mission is to educate the public on gun violence prevention and help advocate passage of common-sense laws that are proven to reduce gun violence. Colorado Ceasefire is the Colorado Affiliate of States United to Prevent Gun Violence.
Colorado Ceasefire has been a leader in passing laws requiring universal background checks, a ban on high capacity magazines, and keeping guns out of the hands of convicted domestic abusers. In 2019, we helped win passage of the Extreme Risk Protection Order law to allow families, law enforcement, teachers, and medical professionals to go to court to temporarily remove guns from dangerous persons. An important part of our Outreach training is in how to best use this critical, life-saving tool.
Our non-political education and training reaches more than one thousand Coloradans every year, helping students, parents, educators, and others make their homes and communities safer.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80207
Denver, CO 80207