As The Uvalde Foundation For Kids Enters The Final Hours Before It Will Officially Be Christmas 2022; We Wanted To Take A Moment To Say Merry Christmas - From Our Volunteers, Board Members, Student Ambassadors & Extended Family To Yours.... It Is Our Hope That The Peace & Joy We Seek In The World Around Us, Particularly During This Season, Would Be Found In Your Hearts & Homes This Christmas & For Years Ahead.
Since That Tragic Day In Uvalde, Texas, When Our Foundation Began, Our Foundation Has Worked Tirelessly To Bring That Very Idea & Hope For Peace, Alive Again In Our School Communities & Our Classrooms Across This Nation. And, We Are Proud & Humbled To Suggest That We Have Begun That Very Daunting Task. Here Are A Few HIGHLIGHTS We Celebrate With You, This 2022 Holiday Season:
Established The Uvalde Foundation For Kids As A NonProfit Corporation In The State Of Texas With Official Oversight By A National Board Of Director’s
Received Official IRS Recognition As A 501c3 Nonprofit Charity Organization
Established The EDENS CRY Antibullying Program & 24 Hour Phone Line
Established The R.I.P (Recognize - Intervene - Prevent) School Safety Training Program For Students & Schools
Established The National Professional & Student Speaker Network
Established The Performing Arts Outreach & National Script For Violence Prevention Teaching Allocations For Teachers, School Administrators & Community Interest Groups
Sponsor Financially 2 Seperate NonProfit Organizations MONTHLY Which Parallel Our Overall Mission & Reflect Our Understanding Of The Importance Of Collaborative Efforts To Effectively End School Violence In ALL ITS FORMS
Established Headquarters In Dallas, Texas With Additional Chapter Locations In California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri & Illinois
Created The National Emergency Relief Fund For Victims Of School Violence & Provided Direct Financial Aide for Utilities & Medical Travelling Expenses For Victims Of Both The Uvalde, Tx & ST. Louis, MI School Shootings
Provided Resource & Direct Counseling Support For Over 7 School Threat Scenarios
Established National "HERO," Grant Awarded To Exceptional Students Who Have Overcome Extreme Violent Circumstances
Responded & Intervened Directly In 26 SUICIDE INTERVENTION Calls via Our 24 Hour EDENS FRIENDS Bullying & Peer Crisis Intervention Line
Responded To 6 National School Shootings; Providing Direct Crisis Aide To Victims & School Communities
Added To Our Student "Ambassador," Program; Holding At Least 5 Different Activities In 4 States Nationally
Initiated WALK FOR UVALDE FUNDRAISER & Provided Financial Aide For Victims Of The Robb School Elementary Shooting In Uvalde, Texas
Received Numerous Awards & Recognitions Including: BEST OF TEMPLE Nonprofits & BEST OF DALLAS Nonprofits
Received Honor As A Recognized Nonprofit Charity; Able To Present Deserving Students/Youth The Annual Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Received the SILVER BADGE OF TRANSPARENCY From National Nonprofit WatchDog Group, GUIDESTAR.ORG
Organized & Completed MEMORIAL Walk To Commemorate The 10th Anniversary Of The Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Organized STOPNOW Volunteer Patrol Teams In 7 Cities Nationally
Organized The EDENS ANGELS 24 Hour Internet Watchdog Team To Intervene In Online Threats To Students Or School Communities
Received National Media Coverage On Our Efforts From Various Media Outlets Including: CBS NEWS, KXXV NEWS, YAHOO NEWS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, KWTX NEWS, FOX44, KCEN, LOS ANGELES TIMES, UVALDE HESPERIAN, NBC NEWS, ST LOUIS HERALD NEWS, LONDON PRESS NEWS
These Are But A Few Of Our Efforts Thus Far On Our Journey To See An End To The Violence Against Our Students & School Communities. We Honor You Who Have Faithfully Supported Us & Joined Our Efforts From Across The Nation...
Our Youth Are Worth It..
We Continue On But For Now - May You Indeed Have A, "Silent Night...."
The Uvalde Foundation For Kids
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