Uvalde Foundation Opens Crisis Support After Tallahassee Shooting
A national youth advocacy and violence-prevention organization formed after the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has activated crisis support for families affected by the October 24 shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee.
The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, announced on October 25, 2026, that it has opened its Emergency Victim Support Fund to affected families. The foundation also authorized a reward of up to $5,000 for qualifying information related to the shooting.
The foundation said clinicians and crisis chaplains are being made available, along with a support line and a 24-hour online peer-support connection. Families seeking financial help or information about support services can contact the foundation directly.
According to reports published October 25, 12 people were injured, including 11 who suffered gunshot wounds and one person who was hurt while fleeing. Six adults and six juveniles were among those injured. At least three victims sustained serious injuries, including one person reported in critical condition.
Police had announced no arrests as of October 25, and the investigation remained ongoing.
The foundation is offering crisis care and emergency support
The foundation’s response includes several forms of support aimed at families, young people and community members affected by the Tallahassee shooting.
The assistance announced on October 25 includes:
Emergency victim support funding
The foundation opened its Emergency Victim Support Fund to affected families.
Clinical and spiritual crisis support
The foundation said clinicians and crisis chaplains are available.
Peer-support access
A 24-hour online peer-support connection is being offered.
Reward for qualifying information
The foundation authorized a reward of up to $5,000 for information that qualifies in connection with the shooting.
The group framed the response as part of its broader national crisis and violence-prevention work. Its statement emphasized that the aftermath of a shooting can affect families long after the scene has cleared and the initial news coverage has passed.
“Behind every number is a person, a family and a community trying to understand what happened and what comes next,” said Daniel “Bodhi” Chapin, founder and president of the foundation.
Chapin said the foundation’s work began with one community trying to support another after the shooting in Uvalde. The organization is now applying that same commitment in Tallahassee.
“Our work began with a community trying to help families in the aftermath of Uvalde. That commitment continues today,” Chapin said. “We want affected families in Tallahassee to know they can reach out.”
The statement provided by the foundation said staff would listen and review requests from affected families.
What is known about the Tallahassee shooting
The shooting occurred October 24 near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee.
Reports published the following day said 12 people were injured. Eleven suffered gunshot wounds. One person was injured while fleeing.
The injured included both adults and juveniles:
Reported detail | Information released October 25 |
Total injured | 12 people |
Gunshot injuries | 11 people |
Injured while fleeing | 1 person |
Adults injured | 6 adults |
Juveniles injured | 6 juveniles |
Serious injuries | At least 3 people |
Critical condition | 1 person reported in critical condition |
Arrests | None announced as of October 25 |
Authorities had not announced arrests as of October 25. The investigation remained active.
The foundation’s reward offer is tied to qualifying information related to the shooting. The organization did not provide further public details in the announcement about eligibility terms, review procedures or how the reward would be administered.
Because the police investigation is ongoing, public information may change as authorities release updates.
The Uvalde connection shapes the group’s response
The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation was formed after the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
The organization began as a small organized fundraising walk to support the Uvalde community and families whose children survived the attack. From there, it grew into a national youth advocacy and violence-prevention organization focused on crisis response and emergency assistance.
That origin remains central to how the foundation describes its work.
The group’s public mission has centered on helping communities respond after violence, supporting affected families and advocating for young people. In the Tallahassee response, the foundation is again focusing on immediate crisis needs, including emotional support and emergency financial assistance.
The Uvalde Foundation Opens Crisis Support After Tallahassee Shooting announcement also reflects a larger pattern seen after community violence. Families often face several problems at once:
Medical expenses and urgent travel needs
Lost income when caregivers miss work
Fear, grief and confusion in the days after an incident
A need for safe, trusted support outside official channels
Questions about law enforcement updates and victim assistance
The foundation’s emergency fund is aimed at families dealing with those early pressures.
Crisis support often starts with basic needs
After a shooting, the first public focus is usually on numbers. How many people were injured. How many were hospitalized. Whether anyone has been arrested. Whether the scene is secure.
For affected families, the first needs are often more immediate and more personal.
They may need transportation to a hospital, help communicating with relatives, child care, food, lodging or someone trained to sit with them while they process what has happened. Some families may need financial help before insurance, public benefits or other formal victim services can respond.
Crisis clinicians and chaplains can play different roles in that first stage.
Clinicians may help people manage acute stress, fear and grief. Crisis chaplains may provide spiritual or emotional support, regardless of whether a family belongs to a specific faith community. Peer-support connections can also give survivors and families a place to speak with others who understand trauma in a more direct way.
The foundation’s announcement does not replace local emergency services, hospitals, law enforcement or official victim assistance programs. It adds another support channel for families who may need help quickly.
That kind of assistance can matter in the first hours and days after violence, when families are often trying to understand injuries, communicate with officials and make practical decisions under stress.
The reward offer is tied to the ongoing investigation
The foundation also authorized a reward of up to $5,000 for qualifying information related to the Tallahassee shooting.
Reward offers are often used to encourage people with relevant information to come forward. In this case, no arrests had been announced as of October 25, and police continued to investigate.
The foundation did not state in the provided release that it was conducting the criminal investigation. Law enforcement remains responsible for investigating the shooting, gathering evidence, identifying suspects and making arrests.
The reward offer is separate from those official duties. It signals that the foundation is willing to provide financial support for information that meets its qualifying standard.
People with information about a shooting are generally urged to contact law enforcement or the appropriate investigative agency. The foundation’s announcement says affected families seeking support or information about services can contact the organization directly.
Families and communities may need support beyond the first news cycle
The public timeline after a shooting often moves quickly. There is an incident, a police response, early injury counts, news updates, press statements and calls for information. Then attention can move elsewhere.
For families, the timeline is different.
A juvenile recovering from a gunshot wound may face surgeries, follow-up appointments, school disruption and anxiety about returning to public spaces. A parent or guardian may need to miss work to provide care. A young person who was nearby but not physically injured may still struggle with sleep, fear or shock.
Adults who were injured may face medical bills, mobility challenges, trauma symptoms or lost income. Witnesses may need support, especially if they saw others injured or had to flee.
Community trauma can also spread beyond the people physically hurt. Students, neighbors, event attendees, families and first responders may all carry part of the weight.
That is part of why the foundation’s announcement combines several kinds of help rather than focusing only on one response. Financial assistance, clinical support, chaplain care and peer connection each address a different part of a crisis.
What happens next
As of October 25, the investigation into the Tallahassee shooting remained ongoing, and police had announced no arrests.
The next steps are likely to include continued law enforcement investigation, medical care for the injured and support for affected families. Public updates may clarify the condition of victims, the direction of the investigation and whether any arrests are made.
For now, the foundation says its crisis services and emergency fund are open to families affected by the shooting.
The key facts remain clear. A shooting near Bragg Memorial Stadium injured 12 people, including adults and juveniles. At least three people suffered serious injuries. One person was reported in critical condition. The Youth Peace & Justice Foundation, also known as The Uvalde Foundation For Kids, has activated support services, opened emergency funding and offered a reward of up to $5,000 for qualifying information.
The foundation’s message to affected families is direct: help is available, and requests for support will be reviewed.
