"That night when I got the phone call, it was devastating but it was not real to me."

In 2016, Monica Jordan's daughter was murdered. Two years later, she is still healing.

"It was devastating, devastating, hurtful, painful until this day, and for the rest of my life," she said.

She, like so many others who have lost someone to gun violence are looking to make a change, to make sure no other parent has to get that phone call.

"I wanna get in on a part of this too because I want to help mothers, parents, it's hard. I pray and I feel one day , one day, I think we could make a difference. "

At gatherings like "From Homicide to Healing", the community shows their support for mothers like Monica, helping people heal from the loss of a loved one.

"If not for the grace of God, it could be you. And sometimes we need to rally ourselves and come back together and start now to take back the corners to decrease the violence," said Dr. James A. Louis III, President of National Action Network Buffalo-Niagara Chapter. "We need to join in with these young people, I'm so encouraged by them to say enough is enough. This has got to stop."