love is strongerinc.com

What love is strongerinc.com does

Love Is Stronger Inc. (operating as Love Is Stronger / Love Is Stronger GV / LISGV) is a community-based nonprofit organization headquartered in Portland, Oregon, that delivers violence intervention and prevention services to gang-impacted young adults, families, and neighborhoods in the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 2021 under the leadership of Lionel Irving Jr. and governed by a board of directors, the organization runs the LISGV Gun Violence Prevention Program — its core product — which combines violence interruption and mediation, leadership and life-skills training, mentorship with "credible messengers" (gang veterans with lived experience), healing-centered engagement, and an Economic Resiliency program covering financial literacy and employment readiness. A youth-focused sub-brand, Soldiers Of Love, extends intervention to gang descendants, with approximately 80% of its 30 enrolled youth drawn from that population.

Services are delivered free of charge to participants through relationship-based, culturally grounded engagement rather than a technology product. The stated methodology is built around the 5Ds of bystander intervention (Distract, Delegate, Direct, Document, Delay), Active Bystander training, and Positive Influencer mediation. No app, API, SDK, or proprietary technology stack is associated with the organization; it operates as a community-led direct-service model with referral pipelines from schools, families, peers, community members, and self-referral.

The revenue and funding model is grant-, donation-, and event-driven. Programs are provided at no cost to beneficiaries; financial inflows derive from foundations and community sponsors, individual donations via a PayPal portal, and recurring fundraising events including an annual Community Healing Gala Night and flagship "Unity in the Community" gatherings supported by municipal, foundation, and corporate sponsors (e.g., City of Portland, Black United Fund of Oregon, 1803/Fund). The organization has stated a 2026 capacity target of training 50+ young leaders through its youth empowerment activities, against a cumulative 400+ young leaders trained since 2021. Headcount is six employees, with services delivered across 23 cities spanning nine Oregon and Washington counties.

Name

love is strongerinc.com

Legal name

Love Is Stronger

Website

https://loveisstrongerinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Love Is Stronger Inc. is a Portland-based nonprofit that delivers community-led gun-violence prevention, mentorship, and healing-centered support to at-risk young adults, gang-impacted families, and underserved communities across Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Violence Intervention Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Gun violence prevention
• Community violence intervention
• Youth mentorship programs
• Gang intervention services
• Healing-centered engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program Service Delivery: LISGV provides free, relationship-based programs to participants, funded primarily through grants and donations. Services include violence interruption, mentorship, healing-centered engagement, and leadership development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Love Is Stronger Inc. delivers the Love Is Stronger GV (LISGV) Gun Violence Prevention Program, providing free, in-person violence intervention, mentorship, leadership and life skills training, healing-centered engagement, and economic resiliency programming to gang-impacted youth, young adults, and families across the Pacific Northwest. Core service components include peer-to-peer conflict intervention using the 5Ds methodology, Active Bystander training, credible-messenger mentorship, and financial literacy education, supplemented by community events including Unity in the Community and the annual Community Healing Gala Night.

Product overview

Love Is Stronger Inc. operates as a community-led organization offering the Love Is Stronger GV (LISGV) gun violence prevention program, which combines violence intervention and mediation, leadership and life skills training, mentorship and healing-centered engagement, and economic resiliency programming. The organization serves young adults and families facing elevated risk of gun violence involvement through a relationship-based, culturally grounded model. Core services include peer-to-peer conflict intervention using the 5Ds methodology, Active Bystander training, mentorship with credible messengers, and financial literacy education. The organization also runs the Soldiers Of Love youth division and hosts community events including Unity in the Community gatherings and annual Community Healing Gala Nights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LISGV Gun Violence Prevention Program Community-led gun violence intervention, mentorship, and healing-centered support program that identifies youth and adults from dangerous street lifestyles and provides resources and skills such as peer-to-peer conflict intervention and alternative opportunities to improve outcomes as members of society.
• Violence Intervention and Mediation Conflict interruption and de-escalation support using peer-to-peer intervention methods including the 5Ds (Distract, Delegate, Direct, Document, Delay), Active Bystander training, and practical safety planning for gang-impacted individuals and communities.
• Leadership and Life Skills Training Public speaking, confidence building, communication practice, community responsibility, civic virtues, neighborhood awareness, and pro-social identity development with positive peer leadership components for gang-impacted youth and young adults.
• Mentorship and Healing-Centered Engagement Safe-space relationship building with credible messengers and mentors, emotional regulation, self-reflection, trauma-informed support, consistent check-ins, and participant-centered accountability for gang-impacted individuals and families.
• Economic Resiliency Program Financial planning and credit-building education, discussions about investing, employment readiness, and long-term autonomy, with stipend-supported participation when available to reduce barriers to engagement for gang-impacted participants.
• Soldiers Of Love Youth Division Youth empowerment division of Love Is Stronger serving gang-descendant youth, where approximately 80% of enrolled youth are gang descendants, providing peer intervention and leadership development.
• Unity in the Community Events Community healing events that unite Portlanders in healing, reflection, and celebration, honoring lives lost to gun violence through ceremonies, music, wellness resources, and culturally rooted community activities.
• Community Healing Gala Night Annual fundraising gala event supporting the organization's mission to provide boots-on-the-ground action and create stronger community advocacy and navigation for underserved youth across the Pacific Northwest.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ young leaders trained since 2021 through youth empowerment activities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Senseless Violence To Silence (SVLTS)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Unity in the Community event. Collaborative partner in community healing and violence prevention efforts in Portland.
• Lionjevity Inc.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of community events including Unity in the Community and Inter-Community Gathering. Supports community healing initiatives.
• Black United Fund of OregoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Unity in the Community event. Provides funding support for community violence prevention programs.
• 1803/FundcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Unity in the Community event. Financial sponsor supporting community healing initiatives.
• City Of PortlandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial sponsor of Unity in the Community event. Provides municipal support for community violence prevention efforts.
• Untouchable EntertainmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Unity in the Community event. Provides entertainment industry sponsorship for community events.
• Friends Of NoiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of Unity in the Community event. Music and arts organization supporting community healing through cultural events.
• Portland OVP (Office of Violence Prevention)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the 12th Inter-Community Gathering. Collaborates on community violence prevention and intervention efforts.
• John PrimerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBlues legend who performs at Love Is Stronger events as a community benefit. Featured performer at Unity in the Community and prior benefit concerts to raise funds for youth programs.
• You Are Not AloneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-host of Unity in the Community event. Community organization supporting violence prevention efforts.
• The Nines Hotel PortlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue sponsor for the Love Is Stronger GV Community Healing Gala Night. Provides premium event space for annual fundraiser.
• Oregon Convention CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue for the 1st Annual Love Is Stronger Gala Night. Provides event space for organization's major annual fundraiser.
• Church of Scientology PortlandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue partner for Holiday Love and Help Children Event. Provides community space for holiday programming.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BUILD Chicago: Chicago-based gang-violence prevention nonprofit providing alternative activities, mentoring, and crisis response to at-risk youth. Directly comparable in gang-impacted youth focus, school- and community-based delivery, and violence interruption orientation.
• Homeboy Industries: Los Angeles-based nonprofit founded by Father Greg Boyle serving formerly gang-involved individuals with wraparound services, mental health, and employment. Comparable in gang-member leadership model, healing-centered engagement, and social enterprise integration.
• Youth Guidance: Chicago-based provider of school- and community-based programs including Becoming A Man (BAM) and Working on Womanhood for youth exposed to community violence. Comparable in trauma-informed youth services, mentoring components, and school/community partnership model.
• Cure Violence Global: Global public-health-approach violence interrupter organization using credible messengers to interrupt shootings and mediate conflicts in high-violence neighborhoods. Directly comparable in core methodology (violence interruption, hospital-based response, credible-messenger model) and target population.
• READI Chicago: Chicago-based violence intervention program offering paid transitional work, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mentoring to individuals at highest risk of gun violence involvement. Comparable in highest-risk participant focus, paid engagement, and CVI funding stack.
• Advance Peace: Oakland-based Community Violence Intervention organization delivering fellowship, mentorship, and life coaching to those most likely to be involved in gun violence. Directly comparable in target population, credible-messenger fellowship model, and municipal funding strategy.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit serving high-risk young adults impacted by violence, incarceration, and trauma through behavioral-change programming. Comparable in serving the highest-risk 17-24 age band, long-term relational engagement, and workforce components.
• LifeCamp Inc: NYC-based anti-violence nonprofit serving at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated individuals through peace camps, mentoring, and reentry services. Comparable in youth violence prevention, mentoring, and community event-driven engagement.
• Institute for Nonviolence: Rhode Island/Massachusetts-based nonprofit applying the public-health approach to violence through street-worker interruption and community-based case management. Directly comparable in street-level violence interruption methodology and relationship-based case management.

Broad incumbents

• Project Safe Neighborhoods: Federal DOJ initiative coordinating federal, state, and local law-enforcement and community partners to reduce gun violence. Comparable in violence-reduction mission and community partnership structure, though LIS operates outside the law-enforcement framework that PSN anchors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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