Voices of Survivors, a community outreach program of 2X Game Changers, aims to create a therapeutic space for coping and provides a community for victims and survivors of gun violence.  This is a small but growing and underserved community.   Many cannot speak of their loss and pain, and it is so important for them to have support and mutual understanding.  A second goal is for them to have opportunities to act as advocates for change in their communities by reinforcing the sanctity of human life and creating ways to involve the public,a way to honor the lives of their lost loved ones and to keep their legacies alive. Voices of Survivors participants also engage with the Future Healers programs.

Velvet Welch, a retired U.S. Army Veteran, is a 2022graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.  As our chaplain, specifically for the Voices of Survivors Program, she assists families through the grief process, is a presence of empathy, and provides active listening.  She affirms their pain and helps families walk through their pain to a space of being a survivor and learning how to cope with life again after the death of a loved one. She is also Chaplain at Jewish Hospital and previously served at the Robley Rex Veteran Medical Center.