In February, as a response to the appalling number of mass shootings in 2023 alone and as you urged when asked, we will share our plate with Sandy Hook Promise. The mission of Sandy Hook Promise is to educate and empower youth and adults to prevent violence in schools, homes, and communities. Through their “Know the Signs” programs and sensible, bipartisan school and gun safety legislation, Sandy Hook Promise members are teaching young people and adults to recognize, intervene, and get help for individuals who may be at risk of hurting themselves or others.
And they are making progress: they have saved almost 400 lives in their crisis interventions and prevented more than 100 threatened acts of violence with a weapon. There is a long way to go, unfortunately, but the people at Sandy Hook are in it for however long it takes.
Thank you for giving generously.