Sandy Hook Promise 2
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Nicole Hockley Mark Barden |
| Type | 501(c)(3) 501(c)(4) |
| Location |
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Area served | United States |
Members | 9,100,000 |
Key people | Bill Sherlach[1] |
Revenue | $14,923,966 |
Employees | 118 |
Volunteers | 16,000 |
| Website | www |
Sandy Hook Promise is an American nonprofit organization that works for gun violence prevention programs and policies. Sandy Hook Promise was formed by several family members of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[2]
The group works to "educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities."[3] The organization provides programs to teach the warning signs of violence and how to get help to intervene from an adult[4] or their anonymous reporting system.[5] The group's policy arm, Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund, advocates for bipartisan gun safety, mental health and violence prevention.
The organization has been reviewed by the charity assessment organization, Charity Navigator and has received a 4-star rating.[6]
Origins
One month after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, family members launched Sandy Hook Promise at a news conference in Newtown, Connecticut.[7]
Programs
School safety
The 501c3 Foundation of Sandy Hook Promise provides violence prevention and school safety programs to schools and youth-serving organizations in the United States.[8] These include "Say Something" and an accompanying anonymous reporting system.[9]
Social inclusion
Sandy Hook Promise provides an anti-bullying and social inclusion program called "Start with Hello" to schools and youth-serving organizations in the United States.[10]
Youth leadership development
Sandy Hook Promise provides support for school culture change and youth leadership development to schools and youth-serving organizations in the United States. With a model similar to Students Against Drunk Driving, SAVE Promise Clubs are student-led organizations within elementary, middle, and high schools focused on fostering social inclusion and preventing violence.[11]
Research
Sandy Hook Promise partners with the University of Michigan to continually evaluate the “Know the Signs” programs, "Start With Hello" and "Say Something", to maximize effectiveness in achieving cultural change that will have a long-term impact on school safety and student well-being. The programs are backed by comprehensive research by the Department of Homeland Security / Secret Service studies on mass shootings and targeted school violence.
Issues
- Background checks on gun sales
The Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund advocates for the expansion of background checks before a firearm purchase to help identify people who are prohibited by federal law from owning guns.[12] Since the federal background check requirement was enacted in 1994, more than 3 million illegal gun sales have been stopped by a background check.[13]
- Semi-automatic rifles
The Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund advocates for the Assault Weapons Ban Act which includes several provisions to limit access to certain semi-automatic rifles.[14]
- Magazine-capacity limits
The Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund advocates for limits on high-capacity magazines, which allow firearms to be discharged repeatedly without reloading.[15]
- Temporary transfer of firearms
The Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund advocates for policies that enable temporary transfer of firearms. Also known as extreme risk protection orders or red flag laws, they empower family members and law enforcement to prevent gun violence and gun-related suicides by petitioning a court to temporarily separate an at-risk individual from firearms.
- Secure storage of firearms
The Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund advocates for the safe and secure storage of firearms.[16]
See also
References
- ↑ "Charity Navigator - Historical Ratings for Sandy Hook Promise".
- ↑ Bennet, Matt (15 July 2013). "The Promise: The Families of Sandy Hook and the Long Road to Gun Safety". The Brookings Institute. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ "About Us". Sandy Hook Promise.
- ↑ "Program Overview". Sandy Hook Promise.
- ↑ "Anonymous Reporting System". Sandy Hook Promise.
- ↑ "Sandy Hook Promise Foundation". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ Hockley, Nicole (29 August 2014). "Sandy Hook mom: Shootings changed how we feel about going back to school". Today.
- ↑ Sheasley, Chelsea (27 May 2022). "Sandy Hook Promise: School shootings don't have to be inevitable". Christian Science Monitor.
- ↑ "Say Something Anonymous Reporting System". North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ O'Connell, Mary (20 September 2022). "Tampa Bay students spread kindness during 'Start With Hello' week". ABC Action News.
- ↑ "SAVE Promise Club". Sandy Hook Promise.
- ↑ Mosley, Tonya (24 March 2021). "Sandy Hook Parent And Advocate On Frustrations, Obstacles Toward Gun Control Reform". Here and Now. WBUR.
- ↑ "Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2015 - Statistical Tables" (PDF). United States Department of Justice. November 2017.
- ↑ Hagen, Lisa (22 September 2022). "Sandy Hook survivors call on Senate to pass assault weapons ban". CTMirror.
- ↑ Siemaszko, Corky (17 October 2019). "Want to save lives in mass shootings? Ban large-capacity magazines, researchers say". NBC News.
- ↑ n.a. (11 January 2022). "Victims' families push for more gun safety laws: "The gun could have been stored in the time it takes you to take one breath"". CBS Mornings.
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