"I learned to think before I say hurtful words. Saying words can be as hurtful as getting hit.” – Alex, Highview Middle School
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The mission of Peace Maker Foundation is to give schools tools to stop violence. Our goal is for every school to have the resources it needs to teach kids how to resolve conflicts and for schools to be a safe place where kids can learn and reach their potential.
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Peace Maker is a federated group representing school violence prevention programs throughout Minnesota. We are a vehicle that people, companies, foundations, governmental units, and other interested organizations can use to strengthen school violence prevention efforts in their area.
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LATEST NEWS
The Importance of Local Leadership
Peace Maker partnerships with Gideon Bond and Echo Park in Burnsville and with St. Mary’s Catholic School in Owatonna appear to be coming to an end because of insufficient local support. While not good news, it reminds us how important it is to have local ambassadors from each community to make our funding possible. Peace Maker has been funding these schools for several years and we wish them well in their continued efforts to prevent bullying and to teach positive relational skills.You Gave to the Max!
Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped us to raise support for our schools on Give to the Max Day, November 16th. $6,390 was contributed by 100 donors.
Stand Up North Metro Results
Our Stand Up North Metro fundraising luncheon on November 17 raised nearly $6,000 in contributions. Thank you to all of our luncheon organizers, speaker and contributors! 110 people attended the event. Thank you to Cornerstone sponsors New Brighton Lions Club and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans North Ramsey County Chapter and to Keystone Sponsor Associated Bank.
A Post Card from Peace Maker
In case you missed it, a post card was recently mailed to supporters highlighting the work being done at Avalon School. Peace Maker donations were used to train staff in how to help kids take responsibility for their actions and to repair harm that may have been done. Students were trained as peer mediators. 93.6% of the kids feel safe at school and in the words of one teacher, funding has “given students tools that they can use the rest of their lives” for solving conflicts.
Checks Have Been Sent
Thank you to everyone who helped to make the following Peace Maker grants possible:Benson Middle School, $2,000; Central Middle School in East Grand Forks, $5,000; Cowern Elementary School in North St. Paul, $1,100; DaVinci Academy in Blaine, $520; Dayton Elementary School, $2,500; Hilltop Elementary School in Inver Grove Heights, $2,400; Lake Elmo Elementary School $1,000; Monticello Middle School, $1,400; Ogema Elementary School, $2,000.
Also participating: Rutherford Elementary School in Stillwater, $1,000; Schoolcraft Learning Community in Bemidji, $16,400; St. Anne’s School in Le Sueur, $1,000; St. John the Baptist School in New Brighton, $3,000; St. John the Evangelist School in Hopkins, $2,000; Washburn High School in Minneapolis, $1,000.