https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/with-thousands-on-waitlist-columbias-housing-authority-has-100-empty-homes monthly 0.5 2026-03-19 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/new-national-collaborative-links-local-housing-justice-efforts monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/960dcb86-d489-443e-b316-2f8fc4e83864/20251002-4F3A6742.jpg Updates & Stories - New National Collaborative Links Local Housing Justice Efforts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/giafkcfm0opbvj7q0ym3xcsg1gxppq monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/b7382589-9515-4675-9fef-5c542276f6d6/f0a06420-3048-4053-9d7b-e8008fb9bde6_1920x1080.jpg Updates & Stories - 'Mobile Market Week' supports grocery access in Columbia area food deserts - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/more-justice-holds-seventh-annual-community-problems-assembly-to-identify-top-priorities-for-community-research-and-action monthly 0.5 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/e09817d7-5ca1-41d4-acb5-398ad12faff7/Facebook-Post-Size-61.png Updates & Stories - MORE Justice holds seventh annual Community Problems Assembly to identify top priorities for community research and action - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/59f471oh5wdt8chscg6lkp2wmttwpu monthly 0.5 2022-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/1665083831735-WVIIMWJQHDCNH7ANI22G/FbbJVbfWYAINM9f.jfif Updates & Stories - Columbia Mayor, council members talk scope of proposed gun violence prevention office - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/jpzaeoclkr6gj50e6657zu0o1i4oiq monthly 0.5 2022-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/1665082128958-C3LJ2WM0NSJH8512W20I/Screenshot+2022-10-06+144825.png Updates & Stories - Columbia mayor proposes $800,000 Office of Gun Violence Prevention - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/mayor-rickenmann-to-present-proposed-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-at-workshop monthly 0.5 2022-10-06 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/6uq4pq6lzfl1wkyzj54nfovce9ic3b monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/state-of-inclusion-podcast monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/msrmggkxm4oocsbz52uzvvy29xpcw1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/b031315e-2345-4cae-bbdd-e29f6cd94570/Screenshot+2022-04-26+191104.png Updates & Stories - MORE Justice demands action on gun violence, affordable housing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/more-justice-meets-with-local-leaders-at-yearly-action-event monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/more-justice-nehemiah-action-assembly-calls-on-lawmakers-to-address-gun-violence-and-affordable-housing-in-the-community monthly 0.5 2022-04-26 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/hope monthly 0.5 2022-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/1648596561137-46TOSE51ZX2BW61HPIG2/unsplash-image-JaNYtET65Es.jpg Updates & Stories - Hope. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/cwon7xcoa3blvkqx8mlnae0a2t6f05 monthly 0.5 2022-03-29 https://www.morejusticecolumbia.org/blog/nxe9xt4dv22klb1wy5hfbbsrxc5u5o monthly 0.5 2022-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/27c9359b-67bf-473c-b675-0a3d67b537e6/17B6399E-E7D7-4DC1-A63E-EF48ADDA5AFE.jpeg Updates & Stories - 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Gun Violence In 2021, gun violence incidents (where someone is hit by a bullet) were up by 29% in Columbia. We want to see Columbia implement an evidence-based solution that will address gun violence at the root and before shots are fired. We have identified the Group Violence Intervention (GVI) strategy as a solution to this problem. GVI is a strategy from the National Network for Safe Communities (NNSC) out of John Jay College in New York that has been proven to reduce gun violence by over half even during the pandemic. Although Columbia has some programs that have similarities to GVI, key components are missing including the focus on dynamics within and between the groups that are committing most of the violence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/5a2ec4cb-9a73-4dba-8bd7-f91fafba82ec/unsplash-image-CwTfKH5edSk.jpg Home - Affordable Housing There are over 16,000 families in need of safe and affordable housing in Richland County. We are advocating for Richland County Council to pass an ordinance to establish an Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF) and dedicate $10 million in ARPA funding as seed money. HTFs do not create public/Section 8 housing, instead they create housing that is safe and affordable for working people such as teachers, firefighters, police officers, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/617ae4adf5906b2f6666c061/c47f32ba-5432-46e5-ac37-ec6d7c2a19d0/image-9.jpg Home - Mental Health We advocate for all law enforcement officers from Columbia Police Department (CPD) and from Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) to be trained in 40-hour Crisis Intervention Training. Through our research on Mental Health problems in Columbia, we learned that oftentimes people in a mental health crisis were hauled to jail: the worst place for someone in a mental health crisis. We learned that law enforcement officers are not always trained in how to identify and de-escalate mental health crisis situations. Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) is a solution that has worked in communities across the country. CIT involves knowing how to identify and de-escalate a mental health crisis, and knowing where to bring someone for help. This is a training offered from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). 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