Michael J Hatchell
"To the best big brother I could have ever asked for, I love you, I miss you, & your legacy will live on to change lives! My forever angel."
I am my Brother's Keeper.
My family experienced the loss of my brother to gun violence when I was 15 years old. My parents, my siblings & I coped as best we could but we adapted without truly healing from the tragedy. We also had an added complexity because my brother's son was born 4 months after he was murdered. Now he would become a child growing up without his father. My parents and I were left to raise him without the proper resources like therapy & community support. My nephew became the most significant impact as to why our organization exist!
A support network would have made a world of difference.
You need a circle of resources. Leaning on your church and family is great but it honestly is not enough to peel back the deep trauma children experience after losing someone so close to gun violence. Even if the child is unborn or young it has impact when that void shows up later on in their life. My nephew wouldn't have had to face the many challenges he did as a teen & young adult if he had a resource like Make Justice Healing. In fact my entire family could have benefited from it!
Making Impact
We have to be the change we wish to see in the world. My brother's case was never solved, so making justice by healing became my mission! With God, counseling & community I received the peace and healing needed for me to create a space to help others heal as well.
Mental Health Wellness
Weekly Support Groups
Mentoring
And more offered through Make Justice Healing
Engage with the community online
We want to hear your stories. Use the hashtag #makejusticestories on social media to share how gun violence has impacted your life. Being heard is an integral part of the healing process and we will read every post with #makejusticestories and share in your experiences. Visit the links below to see community posts with #makejusticestories on.
