Mission
TO ERASE HATE BY REPLACING IT WITH UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND ACCEPTANCE AND TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY, UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE, AND RESPECT. THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO SUPPORT THE TEACHING AND USE OF ARTISTIC AND LITERARY WORKS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EQUALITY AND INCLUSIVITY AND THE ROLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN COUNTERING HATRED AND BIAS; STRIVES TO PREVENT SIMILAR TRAGEDIES BY PROVIDING A VICTIM'S PERSPECTIVE IN THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING OF PEACE OCERS, PROSECUTORS, AND THE PUBLIC ON HATE CRIME PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT, AND REPORTING; AND PROVIDES AN ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR LGBTQ+ AND ALLIED YOUTH TO USE THEIR VOICES TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR AUTHENTIC LIVED EXPERIENCES THROUGH STORIES AND RESOURCES DESIGNED TO SERVE THEIR NEEDS AND INTERESTS.