ABOUT

Families for Safe Streets was founded in 2014 by the families of loved ones who were killed or injured in crashes in New York City and is now a growing national movement. Our mission is to confront the preventable epidemic of traffic violence by advocating for life-saving changes and providing support to those who have been impacted by crashes.

Together, we transform our grief by telling our personal stories of trauma and loss in order to make our streets safe for everyone — because no death or life-altering injury in a traffic crash is acceptable. These are preventable crashes — not "accidents” — and the problems that cause these crashes have proven solutions.

We believe no one should have to endure the physical, emotional and spiritual trauma of traffic violence alone and provide a range of support services to crash victims and survivors that is available to anyone in the United States.