Newtown Action Alliance Foundation

THE NEWTOWN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FAMILIES AND SURVIVORS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND WORKS WITH ALLIES IN THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT FROM URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. TNF WORKS TO UNITE THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION MOVEMENT TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION AND CHANGE THE CULTURE TO END GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS THAT HONOR THE VICTIMS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES, SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ALL FORMS OF GUN VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES.

ADVOCACY FOR VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

THE NATIONAL VIGIL FOR ALL VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE IS THE ONLY ANNUAL EVENT OF ITS KIND MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SANDY HOOK SHOOTINGS AND HONORING ALL VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE IN AMERICA. WHAT BEGAN AS A SINGLE EVENT IN THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ONE YEAR AFTER THE TRAGEDY HAS NOW GROWN INTO A TRULY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF THE GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMMUNITY WITH A NATIONWIDE ARRAY OF LOCAL VIGILS & EVENTS, WITH UP TO 500 SATELLITE VIGILS AND OTHER GATHERINGS IN OVER 40 STATES. OUR GOAL IS TO HOLD LOCAL VIGILS AND EVENTS IN ALL 50 STATES DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

ACTS OF KINDNESSEVERY DECEMBER SINCE THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY, THE VOLUNTEERS FROM TNF COLLECTED AND LEVELED THOUSANDS OF ELEMENTARY-AGE SCHOOLBOOKS TO DELIVER THEM TO SAVOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE ANACOSTIA SECTION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. BY BUILDING BRIDGES WITH DISADVANTAGED URBAN SCHOOLS, TNF HOPES TO ALTER THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC TIES TO GUN VIOLENCE BY OFFERING BOOKS TO CHILDREN TO IMPROVE THEIR READING ABILITY FOR A BRIGHTER AND LESS VIOLENT FUTURE. OFFERING FREE BOOKS TO STUDENTS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED ATTENDANCE DURING THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE DECEMBER HOLIDAYS. THE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITTED FROM "ACTS OF KINDNESS" AFTER THE SANDY HOOK TRAGEDY AND TNF WILL CONTINUE TO PAY IT FORWARD

JUNIOR NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCEOUR TEENS OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND VOTERS HAVE RISEN UP AND ORGANIZED LIKE NEVER BEFORE! THE NEWTOWN FOUNDATION SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR THE JUNIOR NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE (JR. NAA) MEMBERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR TRAGEDY INTO POSITIVE CULTURAL CHANGE. THE JR. NAA STUDENTS LEAD A MOVEMENT AMONG THEIR PEERS IN NEWTOWN AND BEYOND. THE STUDENTS WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT GUN-VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIONS. THE JR. NAA STUDENTS HAVE ORGANIZED THE #HONORWITHACTION YOUTH CONFERENCE, PARTICIPATED IN PEACEJAM AND GENERATION PROGRESS YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, ORGANIZED LOCAL VIGILS, SCHOOL WALKOUTS, DIE-INS AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION EVENTS IN NEWTOWN, THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, WASHINGTON, D.C., CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA AND BEYOND.