Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, Inc.
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement™ is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with a mission to ensure that every child has access to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in their classrooms and to help facilitate this teaching within their families, schools and communities. We do this in honor of Jesse and to spread the message he left on his family’s kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died – “Nurturing, Healing Love.” Founder, Scarlett Lewis has personally dedicated her life’s work to sharing Jesse’s message to make a positive impact on our world and by supporting the efforts of increasing the awareness and benefits of SEL by “Choosing Love.”
About
MissionThe Mission of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation is to ensure that every child has access to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in their classrooms and to help facilitate this teaching within their families, schools and communities. Significant Activities On December 14, 2012, Scarlett Lewis 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was murdered, alongside 19 of his classmates and 6 educators at Sandy Hook Elementary school in one of the worst mass shootings in US history. Jesse was hailed as a hero that day. When the shooter stopped to reload, Jesse courageously stood in front of him and used his final moments to yell to his classmates to run to safety. When Scarlett returned home after his death, she found a message Jesse wrote on their kitchen chalkboard shortly before he died: Nurturing Healing Love. These words are not in the vernacular of a 6-year-old, but they are in the definition of compassion across all cultures. Giving and receiving love is a basic human need and connects all of humanity. Jesses words helped Scarlett realize her lifes mission to teach others how to choose love, for themselves and others. Jesses killer acted on an angry thought in his head. Scarlett believes that had he been given the social and emotional tools and skills to change his rage into a loving thought, the tragedy at Sandy Hook (and others like it) never would have happened. Inspired by Jesse's words and courage, Scarlett founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement (JLCLM) in 2013. Our mission is to ensure that every child has access to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in their classrooms and to help facilitate this teaching within their families, schools and communities. In order to achieve our mission, we developed The Choose Love Enrichment Program (CLEP), a free SEL-based program that teaches individuals to choose love for themselves and others, in any circonstance. CLEP is a Pre-K through 12th grade curriculum that contains the universal teachings of courage, gratitude, forgiveness, and compassion in action. CLEP helps kids acquire and apply the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy and compassion, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. In addition to SEL, CLEP was designed to include character values, the latest neuroscience, positive psychology, mindfulness and post traumatic growth research. CLEP teaches children Jesses formula for choosing love Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion in Action = Choosing Love. CLEP was designed and created for teachers by teachers, is easily adaptable and implemented, and is aligned with the state Common Core requirements and the American School Counselor Associations Mindsets and Behaviors Standards. Most importantly it is available online for FREE to all educators so that no student is denied this life-enhancing and even life-saving education.
Interesting data from their 2018 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Before my 6 year old son jesse lewis lost his life at sandy hook school on december 14, 2012, he had written a message on our kitchen chalkboard: nurturing healing love. the words "nurturing" and "healing" are part of the definition of the compassion across almost all cultures. love is the foundation on which happy and healthy lives are built.inspired by jesse's words, we formed the jesse lewis choose love foundation. our mission is to create awareness in our children and our communities that we can choose love over anger, gratitude over entitlement, and forgiveness and compassion over bitterness. our goal is to create a more peaceful and loving world through planting seeds of wisdom. we are currently developing a compassion and wisdom based curriculum to introduce into our schools and communities- inspirational and educational programs that will incorporate this empowering message and also highlight unforgettable stories of young people (including genocide survivors) who have overcome”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Before my 6 year old son jesse lewis lost his life at sandy hook school on december 14, 2012, he had written a message on our kitchen chalkboard: nurturing healing love. the words "nurturing" and "healing" are part of the definition of the compassion across almost all cultures. love is the foundation on which happy and healthy lives are built.inspired by jesse's words, we formed the jesse lewis choose love foundation. our mission is to create awareness in our children and our communities that we can choose love over anger, gratitude over entitlement, and forgiveness and compassion over bitterness. our goal is to create a more peaceful and loving world through planting seeds of wisdom. we are currently developing a compassion and wisdom based curriculum to introduce into our schools and communities- inspirational and educational programs that will incorporate this empowering message and also highlight unforgettable stories of young people (including genocide survivors) who have overcome”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is CT.
- The non-profit's address for 2018 is listed as 188 Mullen Hill Road, Windham, CT, 06280 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 0 employees as of 2018.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $40,095.
- The CEO's compensation policy within the organization is not established through a review and approval from a neutral party.
- The organization has 0 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2013.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $6,906 in fundraising expenses.
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