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Help families in Uvalde FW: shooting in Uvalde
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Hi {NAME}, we wanted to be sure you saw this note from Joe on the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. As we
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Hi {NAME}, we wanted to be sure you saw this note from Joe on the mass shooting in Uvalde, TX. As we continue to watch this moment unfold, our hearts are broken here at Team Groundwork, as parents and students, as activists and organizers, as citizens. As we come together in anguish and anger we are reminded why we do this work. Even though Texas is not a Groundwork Project state, these moments are exactly why we started this organization â to send resources to trusted organizers and leaders on the ground who have direct connections to communities harmed. Weâve researched local mutual aid funds going directly to the families of victims and the community of Uvalde. If youâre looking for a way to give meaningful support right now, please consider checking out the below: - [Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund]( VictimsFirst is a network of families and survivors of gun violence created within the last two decades to support victims of mass shootings. 100% of what is collected goes directly to the victim base in Uvalde, TX.
- [Relief Hub]( GoFundMe came together to support the community of Uvalde with a centralized hub of all the verified mutual aid funds that give direct support to the victims of the shooting and their families. This hub will be updated daily with more fundraisers as they are verified, so keep checking back for new places to give. With hope,
Team Groundwork Begin forward message: Groundwork family, My heart, and the nationâs heart, is with Uvalde, Texas. There are no words for the tragedy this community has endured. There are no thoughts, no prayers, no promises or platitudes that can communicate how our hearts have broken alongside the families at Robb Elementary School. I am a parent of two young children. I have a six-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son. As any parent will tell you, from the moment your child is born, you find yourself bargaining with God. Let him be healthy, and Iâll never ask for anything again. Keep her safe, and weâll be model human beings the rest of our lives. Ignore everything Iâve ever asked for. Nothing else matters. Just this. Just them. Of course, you quickly learn that there are places your protection cannot reach. Bullies and broken hearts. Injustice and illness and unthinkable tragedy. So you offer your children a simple promise. Not that everything will always be ok, but that what hurts today will feel better tomorrow. Whatâs broken can be healed. At its best, our country fortifies that promise for every American family, building a web of stability, security and decency so no parent or child is forced to go it alone. But we are grappling with a country of shattered promises. A country where elected leaders repeatedly choose inaction, refusing to protect the people and places we love most. A government that offers thoughts and prayers and the passage of time but no solutions. As anyone who has dealt with sudden loss knows, it comes with a painful and powerful lesson: The deep understanding that our time is limited. That our days are not promised. So make it count. In the memory of those we loved, those not given the blessing of time: We make it count. That is our rally cry in the months ahead. In honor of the 21 gorgeous lives lost in Uvalde: We will answer âthoughts and prayersâ with footsteps. We will show the Republican party this isnât political: itâs personal. We will make them talk about guns. And when they say "nothing will change. Democrats donât vote on this issue. The NRA is too powerful." We will prove them wrong. In their honor.
Joe Kennedy â
Joe Kennedy (he/him)
Founder
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