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NBC4: Proposed ballot initiative would establish 24/7 alternative police response in Columbus
Columbus residents could vote this November on whether the city establishes a division to dispatch nonpolice professionals, such as...
Mar 201 min read
National Center for Victims of Crime Guides
CREATING SURVIVOR-CENTERED MEDIA: How journalists and 'true-crime' content creators can make a story victim-centered, trauma-informed,...
Feb 61 min read
OFUAPB & OFUPAC Join Families Unite for Global Call for Police Accountability and Systemic Reform
Columbus, OH – On Thursday, January 16, 2025 , families impacted by police violence will unite worldwide for the “ Families Demanding...
Jan 162 min read


Brian Moody - Yet Another One of Our Kids Is Gone
Yet another one of our kids is gone. Early Saturday evening on June 29, members of the Dayton Police Department chased, shot down, and...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
We Deserve Better Than Police for Mental Health Crises
Montgomery County ADAMHS leadership squandering $21.4 million tax payer dollars on a for-profit scam instead of investing in the...
May 20, 20242 min read
Frank E. Tyson - Urgent Call for Accountability and Reform
In a time when police brutality is routinely carried out and swept under the rug, it is crucial to support its victims at every step of...
May 6, 20242 min read


Video: Supreme Court of Ohio - Candidate Forum
We want to express our appreciation to the Ohio Fair Courts Alliance for sharing the information below. Please take a moment to visit...
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Ohio Families Unite stands with Corey Andrews and his family
The community is still waiting for the results of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) investigation into the murder of Corey...
Jan 9, 20242 min read
New Year, Same Brutality
Ohio Families Unite stands with Devin Johnson and his family New camera footage shows the use of force by Officer Matthew Blauvelt was...
Jan 4, 20242 min read
We Did That - O22 2023
We came together yesterday in front of the barricaded statehouse steps to demand accountability for police brutality in Ohio. Families...
Oct 23, 20232 min read
From fight on Issue 1 to curtailing voting rights in Ohio, Frank LaRose fears accountability
Ohio Families United demand access to the democratic process COLUMBUS—OFUPAC, a statewide organization of families directly impacted by...
Aug 11, 20232 min read
OP-ED: Disrespectful, dishonest Brian Stewart owes apology to me and every other Ohioan
This op-ed by Executive Director Emily Cole appeared in the Columbus Dispatch on May 10, 2023 Ohio State Rep. Brian Stewart (R- Ashville)...
May 10, 20233 min read
Executive Director Emily Cole Testifies Against HJR6
Chairman Wilkin, Vice Chair Swearingen, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the House Government Oversight Committee, Thank you for...
Dec 8, 20223 min read
Action Alert: We Need Your Help to End Mandatory Bindover in Ohio
Every day, Ohio youth fall through the cracks in our juvenile justice system. Bindover is the process by which a juvenile court judge...
Nov 15, 20222 min read
Statement on Issue 1
We stand tall this morning in the truth that we gave everything we had to stop the extremist oppression churning across our state. The...
Nov 9, 20222 min read

OFUPAC Urges Ohioans - Don’t Be Fooled by Political Games, Vote No on Issue 1
COLUMBUS - Ohio Families Unite for Political Action and Change urges Ohioans to vote “no” on State Issue 1, an inhumane, partisan ploy to...
Sep 19, 20222 min read
Say his name. Donovan Lewis
There are no words that will accurately describe the terror, heartbreak, and shock in our community as we grieve the murder of Donovan...
Aug 31, 20224 min read
We Must End Qualified Immunity in Ohio
Whether we’re Black, white or brown; rich or poor; she, he or they; we as Ohioans value safe communities where our families can thrive....
Jul 1, 20222 min read
OFUPAC strongly condemns the pro-gun legislation signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine yesterday
In response to the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook in 2012 that transpired on May 24th in Uvalde, Texas, OFUPAC and families...
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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