Hear My Cries

05/24/2026

05/16/2026

05/16/2026

🧡 Join Hear My Cries, OVPTR, Brick City Peace Collective, Circles of Hope, and community partners for Gun Violence Awareness Day 🧡

Come stand with families and survivors impacted by gun violence as we wear orange in remembrance, support, and unity.

04/24/2026

Today is a full-circle moment for our Executive Director.

Ten years ago, on this very day, she was shot as an innocent bystander. In an instant, her life changed forever.
But still she didn’t see herself as a victim.

Then she experienced a loss that changed everything… the murder of her only child, my son, Avent.

That kind of grief shifts you. You can either sink… or rise with purpose.

And it was from that heartbreak that Hear My Cries was born…a safe space where voices are heard, grief is acknowledged, and healing can begin.

Today, the same date that once marked trauma now also marks purpose.

This award is for every mother, every family, every survivor still navigating this journey.
It belongs to the community… and to those we’ve lost.. especially her son, AVENT.

Thank you to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Pamela McCauley for seeing us and lifting up this work.

Pain can still give birth to purpose.
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03/25/2026

Happy Birthday to the founder of Hear My Cries .

Today we celebrate a woman of strength, purpose, and unwavering love. A voice for the unheard, a light in dark spaces, and a heart that continues to give even through pain.

Your journey has not been easy, but your resilience has created healing for so many others. Because of you, families feel seen, supported, and not alone.

May this new year bring you peace, joy, restoration, and all the love you pour into the world returned back to you.

Happy 55th Birthday, Lisa 🎉🎁🎂