The Baltimore Ravens are deepening their commitment to community safety with a $1 million investment in gun violence prevention initiatives across Baltimore and beyond.

Announced Tuesday, the multi-year commitment will support six local and national organizations working across the full spectrum of violence prevention, including hospital-based intervention, frontline outreach, youth engagement, research, storytelling and long-term recovery. The investment is designed to strengthen Baltimore’s existing violence prevention infrastructure while helping expand programs that can serve as models for broader solutions.

Since 2016, the Ravens organization has contributed more than $37 million to social justice initiatives, while encouraging players, staff and partners to take an active role in creating meaningful community change.

“Reducing gun violence is some of the most impactful work being done across our nation. It is life-saving work, and the progress here in Baltimore has been simply phenomenal,” said Ravens President Sashi Brown. “The Ravens have a platform and a responsibility to shine a light on the frontline organizations driving meaningful change. We are proud to support partners who are advancing prevention, promoting healing and expanding opportunities for young people and families in Baltimore and beyond.”

The announcement coincided with Baltimore Together: A Violence Prevention Summit at M&T Bank Stadium, an event supported by the Ravens as part of the investment. The summit brought together leaders from government, healthcare, universities, public safety agencies and community organizations to strengthen collaboration and advance long-term strategies to reduce gun violence.

Among the grant recipients is the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, known as MONSE. Funding will support technical assistance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab to expand Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy. The research-backed model has already shown significant progress in the Western District, where homicides and shootings have been reduced by roughly one-third.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott thanked the Ravens for their continued partnership.

“This investment will support the Group Violence Reduction Strategy and help us build on the progress we have seen reducing homicides and nonfatal shootings to historic lows,” Scott said. “The Ravens truly are Baltimore’s team, and continue to show up for our city day in and day out.”

The MedStar Health Hospital Violence Responder Program will also receive support. The funding will provide emergency assistance to victims of gun violence, domestic violence and human trafficking treated at local MedStar hospitals. Assistance may help cover shelter, clothing, food and other essential needs. The investment will also expand community education efforts, including Stop the Bleed and Hands-Only CPR training for students.

Kenneth A. Samet, president and CEO of MedStar Health, said addressing gun violence requires bold collaboration.

“We are united in stopping this epidemic—one that is completely preventable,” Samet said.

Everytown for Gun Safety will use its funding to support conflict resolution and gun violence prevention training tours across Baltimore high schools. The effort has already reached hundreds of students and generated nearly one million social media views, helping spread messages of prevention and safety among young people.

Roca Maryland will receive multi-year support to advance its evidence-based violence intervention work in Baltimore. The organization currently serves more than 350 of the city’s highest-risk young men annually through relentless outreach, cognitive-behavioral skill-building and transitional employment.

Kurtis Palermo, executive vice president of Roca Maryland, said the Ravens’ partnership helps the organization reach young people who are most at risk.

“Working together, we will continue to break multi-generational cycles of violence and expand opportunity for young people,” Palermo said.

The University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center will use support from the Ravens to continue convening collaborative forums like the Baltimore Together summit. Dr. Thomas Scalea, Shock Trauma Physician-in-Chief and System Chief for Critical Care Services at the University of Maryland Medical System, said no single organization can solve the crisis alone.

“The Ravens’ support of the Baltimore Together summit demonstrates their commitment to bringing together people who are driven by a shared purpose,” Scalea said.

Johns Hopkins Medicine will also receive funding to expand the “This Is My Story” initiative across Johns Hopkins trauma units and launch the Champions for Change Fellowship. The paid leadership program will engage Baltimore youth impacted by violence in storytelling, advocacy and healing practices.

Dr. Joseph V. Sakran, executive vice chair of surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine, said gun violence must be treated as a public health crisis.

“The Ravens’ commitment allows us to expand evidence-based, community-centered work that meets this crisis where it begins,” Sakran said. “Preventing gun violence is everyone’s responsibility, and it’s work worth fighting for.”

Through this $1 million investment, the Ravens are supporting organizations already embedded in the urgent, complex and life-saving work of violence prevention. From emergency response to youth leadership, the commitment reflects a broader message: building a safer Baltimore requires partnership, prevention and sustained investment.