MISSION The
mission of The EMILY Fund is to continue Emily Rachel Silverstein’s legacy of
hope in action for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, through education,
mentorship and creating and disseminating educational resources to facilitate
individuals and student-centered organizations to experience local and global
social change through community building activities. SCHOLARSHIPS
The EMILY Fund provides an annual scholarship to students who have been actively
engaged in volunteer activities and community-building, and who intend to pursue
careers that will be focused on building a more peaceful, just and sustainable
world. We begin in 2009 with annual scholarships to Emily’s schools: $1000
scholarship to a Hightstown High School senior, $200 savings bond to a Kreps
Middle School eighth-grader, and $100 savings bond to a Roosevelt Public School
sixth-grader. We intend to expand to a national scholarship in the future when
funding allows. DO
ONE THING
The EMILY Fund has created a calendar of more than 60 action dates to
inspire and empower young people to get involved in community service
and work to create a better world, one act of compassion at a time.
None of us alone can change the world, but together we make a world
of difference. Free printable resources for each of the dates are available
on the website, which include background on the issue and the obserance,
links for more information and ways that young people can get involved.
STOP
DATING VIOLENCE
Dating violence is a serious issue. One in three young people report
having been physically, emotionally, verbally or sexually abused! The
EMILY Fund has distributed more than 480,000 FREE Dating Pledge Cards
to a network of more than 800 schools and domestic violence agencies
in all 50 states. This project focuses on 3 of the DO ONE THING
Calendar action dates to raise awareness and inspire action: February's
Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month; April's
Sexual Assault Awareness Month; and October's
Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So far this year, The EMILY
Fund has inspired the declaration of over 900 proclamations by
Mayors in 49 states as well as 48 US Governors. Each of these
proclamations provided an opportunity for local communities to come
together to learn about and address this serious issue.
Thanks
to Anukul Gurung for the fairy image of Emily
Thanks to Fletcher Grayson/Gray
Media for creating The Emily Fund logo
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