SAFE is the nation’s first pro-vaccine political advocacy organization.
Mission
SAFE (Science and Families Engaging) Communities Coalition supports pro-vaccine legislation and lawmakers. We empower everyday people to advocate for strong public health laws, fight targeted disinformation, and support vaccine confidence and equity.
Since 2O2O, SAFE has helped to establish and sustain eleven Families for Vaccines chapters in states across the nation.
As a 501c4 advocacy organization and a political action committee, SAFE is the only organized bipartisan political force opposing the anti-vaccine agenda in statehouses across the country. We work closely with allies including healthcare providers, scientists, nonprofits, industry partners, advocates for children and health, and legislators to go the final mile in pro-vaccine advocacy.
Together, we recruit and train the pro-vaccine majority to stand on the shoulders of the experts, educating lawmakers about the imperative to protect public health.
Values
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Local Focus
We work at the grassroots, amplifying the voices of everyday people who represent the pro-vaccine majority and empowering local advocates to build purposeful pro-vaccine coalitions.
We respect local expertise and seek to build on existing efforts to educate and immunize communities.
Our Families for Vaccines chapters are empowered to lead in their home communities – SAFE supports their unique growth and development.
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Integrity
Our approach is informed by our own experiences as vaccine advocates in our home states. We remain committed to doing this work in our communities and know what it takes to be effective.
Our decisions and actions are guided by our mission and values, independent of industry or political influences. We maintain autonomy in determining our strategic priorities.
We tell the truth, both to each other and to the communities we serve. We strive for accuracy, transparency, and accountability in our communications and in our actions.
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Collaboration
We make decisions in alignment with each state’s unique culture and norms. Our strategies are informed by input from partners, experts in policy and science, and volunteers.
We’re nimble, accessible, and responsive.
We consider the impact of our actions on all communities, including the most marginalized people in society: people of color, indigenous people, the working class, women, LGBTQ+ people, and people who are medically vulnerable.
Join the Pro-Vaccine Majority.
Once upon a time, vaccines were celebrated as triumphs of science, public health, and American innovation.
Today, there are thousands of anti-vaccine bills being introduced in State Houses across the nation. The anti-vaccine activist organizations driving the influx of misinformation are long-established, well-funded, and deeply connected to key lawmakers.
We need the pro-vaccine majority to speak up now more than ever. SAFE’s Families for Vaccines chapters work to identify, engage, train, and empower everyday people who can stand as crucial defenders of public health. Together, we’re counteracting the harmful narratives that threaten our health, our communities, and our democracy. Our message is simple: Vaccines save lives, and we deserve laws that protect our lives and livelihoods.
Will you join us?
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