International Day of Peace serves as a reminder of our collective responsibility to create a future where individuals and communities can live free from violence, fear, and harm. Peace is often pictured as quiet, calm, or stillness. But peace can also be active. It is the courage to speak, the strength to heal, and the resilience to rebuild after harm.

When violence touches a life, peace can feel out of reach. Yet every step toward safety, every choice reclaimed, and every voice that is heard plants the seeds of peace.

At Waypoints, we see peace in the moments when a person realizes they are not alone, when healing begins to take shape, and when possibilities for the future start to return.

The International Day of Peace reminds us that peace is not abstract, it is lived. It grows in homes, in communities, and in the care we extend to one another.