JESSE LEWIS CHOOSE LOVE MOVEMENT INC
EIN 46-1931751 · Youth Development Programs (O50)
What they do
BEFORE SCARLETT LEWISS 6-YEAR-OLD SON JESSE LEWIS LOST HIS LIFE AT SANDY HOOK SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14, 2012, HE HAD WRITTEN A MESSAGE ON HER KITCHEN CHALKBOARD: NURTURING HEALING LOVE. THE WORDS "NURTURING and HEALING" ARE PART of THE DEFINITION of COMPASSION ACROSS NEARLY ALL CULTURES. LOVE is THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH HAPPY and HEALTHY LIVES ARE BUILT. INSPIRED BY JESSES WORDS, THE JESSE LEWIS CHOOSE LOVE MOVEMENT WAS FORMED WITH A MISSION to CREATE SAFER, MORE LOVING COMMUNITIES BUILT ON ENRICHING CONNECTION, LOVE, AWARENESS, and RESILIENCE WHERE EVERY CHILD LEARNS and BENEFITS FROM THE ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS REQUIRED to CHOOSE LOVE, and HELPS to FACILITATE THIS TEACHING WITHIN THEIR FAMILIES, SCHOOLS and COMMUNITIES. THE CHOOSE LOVE for SCHOOLS PROGRAM is A PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE CHARACTER SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CSED) PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS and FORTIFIES EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, and PARENTS WITH THE POWER of CHOICE IN ANY SITUATION, NEUROSCIENTIFICALLY DESIGNED to TEACH EMOTIONAL
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ContactScarlett LewisChief Movement Off.
Mailing addressPO BOX 605, NEWTOWN, CT 06470
Main phone(203) 500-8450 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
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- Recognized since
- July 2013
- County
- Fairfield
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