Thanksgiving is usually a day spent gathered around the table with family.

But for those who have lost a loved one to violence, it's a reminder of who is no longer here.

A table lined with pictures of smiling faces of loved ones lost to violence. Fifteen families, once strangers, are now connected by grief.

Among them is Francisco Belmarez, whose son, Juan, was shot and killed in 2017.

"I'm not alone, I know I got the Lord by my side, but I got all these people here, and I'm very thankful, and I will keep on coming. I hope that, hoping, that things get better," Belmarez said.

Every week, families gather to support each other through their pain and in their pursuit for justice.

"There's a huge difference when a loved one is taken from us like this, compared to when they die from illne

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