SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 3489, NEWTOWN, CT 06470 www.sandyhookpromise.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED AND LED BY SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOST LOVED ONES AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14, 2012. OUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE AND VICTIMIZATION BEFORE THEY HAPPEN BY CREATING A CULTURE OF ENGAGED YOUTH AND ADULTS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING, INTERVENTING, AND GETTING HELP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE AT RISK OF HURTING TEMSELVES OR OTHERS.DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017, DYLAN'S WINGS OF CHANGE BECAME A FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE. TOTAL ASSETS RELATED TO DYLAN'S WINGS OF CHANGE OF APPROXIMATELY $213,000 WERE CONTRIBUTED INTO THE FOUNDATION TO BE USED SOLELY FOR THE THIS SPONSORED PROJECT. DYLAN'S WINGS IS RUN AS A STANDALONE PROJECT, PAYS SANDY HOOK PROMISE A MONTHLY ADMINISTRATIVE FEE, AND IS GOVERNED BY ITS OWN BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DYLAN'S WINGS OF CHANGE RAISES ITS OWN FUNDING, PAYS ITS OWN EXPENSES, AND DISTRIBUTES ITS OWN GRANTS.

THE MISSION OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE IS TO END SCHOOL SHOOTINGS AND CREATE A CULTURE CHANGE THAT PREVENTS VIOLENCE AND OTHER HARMFUL ACTS THAT HURT CHILDREN. THROUGH OUR PROVEN, EVIDENCE-INFORMED KNOW THE SIGNS PROGRAMS AND SENSIBLE, BIPARTISAN SCHOOL AND GUN SAFETY LEGISLATION, WE TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO RECOGNIZE, INTERVENE, AND GET HELP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE SOCIALLY ISOLATED AND/OR AT RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS.

SANDY HOOK PROMISE'S EVIDENCE - BASED AND INFORMED KNOW THE SIGNS ("KTS") PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS AT NO COST AND TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS HOW TO PREVENT SHOOTINGS, VIOLENCE, AND OTHER HARMFUL ACTS IN SCHOOLS. THESE PROGRAMS TRAIN STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS HOW TO IDENTIFY WARNING SIGNS AND THREATS, INTERVENE, AND GET HELP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. THESE EARLY-PREVENTION MEASURES EMPOWER THEM TO KEEP THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES SAFE.- START WITH HELLO TEACHES YOUTH TO MINIMIZE SOCIAL ISOLATION, EMPATHIZE WITH OTHERS, AND CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED CULTURE.- SAY SOMETHING AND THE SAY SOMETHING ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM ("SS-ARS") TRAIN STUDENTS TO LOOK FOR WARNING SIGNS OF SOMEONE AT RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS AND TO "SAY SOMETHING" BEFORE A TRAGEDY CAN OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE "SS-ARS" PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO EASILY AND CONFIDENTIALLY REPORT SAFETY CONCERNS TO HELP PREVENT VIOLENCE AND TRAGEDIES. "SS-ARS" ALLOWS FOR ANONYMOUS TIPS 24/7 THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, APP OR BY PHONE, A CRISIS CENTER THEN REVIEWS AND SENDS ALL SUBMISSIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND/OR SCHOOL MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS TO INTERVENE AND GET HELP.-WE ALSO SPONSOR "SAVE PROMISE CLUBS" AT SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHICH HELP PROMOTE AND SUSTAIN OUR "KTS" PROGRAMS AND EMBED THEM IN SCHOOL CULTURE.

MAKE THE PROMISE - THIS INITIATIVE ATTRACTS, BUILDS AND ENGAGES A COMMITTED INFLUENTIAL MAJORITY OF AMERICANS TO JOIN SANDY HOOK PROMISE IN THE PREVENTION OF SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, VIOLENCE AND OTHER HARMFUL ACTS IN SCHOOLS. WE ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH TARGETED MESSAGING AND EDUCATION THROUGH ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTION, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, DOCUMENTARIES AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.

PROMISE LEADERS - THIS INITIATIVE BUILDS AND MAINTAINS A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER "PROMISE LEADERS" WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND EMPOWERED WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS AND MATERIALS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SHP, EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT OUR KNOW THE SIGNS PROGRAMS, ADVOCATE FOR COMMON SENSE POLICIES, AND FUNDRAISE TO SUPPORT MORE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS.

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