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April 10, 2020
Our Make Our Schools Safe Clubs are popping up all over the country. We do believe that Your Voice is Your Power! In our 1st ever social media contest, MOSS Clubs across the country were asked to create a social media post that would creatively advocate for MOSS. With the extra time on everyone’s hands, […]
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March 24, 2020
By Stacey Steinbaum, Trauma Certified Clinical Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCTP www.personaltherapyservices.com The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed our society. We are all going through a difficult time transitioning into social distancing, online school, working from home, financial stress, and fear of contracting the virus. The ability to manage our stress is very […]
March 10, 2020
Alyssa’s Law experienced a major victory in Tallahassee yesterday. After unanimous approval in the Senate last Thursday, the House gave its final nod of approval last night, with slight adjustments to the wording in the bill. The bill, presented to the House by Democratic Rep. Michael Gottlieb of Davie, was amended to remove the word […]
March 9, 2020
We’re used to seeing them fight crime as members of a highly skilled tactical unit in Los Angeles, but the cast members of S.W.A.T. recently joined together for another important on-screen mission. On the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the cast members of S.W.A.T., an American crime television series which airs on […]
March 3, 2020
Make Our Schools Safe was recently endorsed by Jason Alexander, most known for his role of George Costanza in the hit show, Seinfeld. The show, which culminated in 1998 after airing for 9 seasons, comically captured the lives of 4 single friends living in New York City. With a career that has spanned more than […]
February 19, 2020
Senator David Carlucci and Assemblywoman Elle Jaffe held a press conference Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 in support of Alyssa’s Law. The press conference was held just days before the 2-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting that claimed the lives of 17 victims, including 14-year old Alyssa Alhadeff, for whom the law is named. “Unfortunately, we […]
January 24, 2020
CBS 4 Miami covered the crusade for change by families of Parkland victims and the developing story unfolding around Alyssa’s Law earlier this week as it was passed through another House committee. Alyssa’s Law must go through all the committees on both the Senate and the House side before making its way to the floor […]
January 22, 2020
A local NBC news station, WPTV, covered the story of Make Our School’s Safe founders, Ilan & Lori Alhadeff, and the active role they have both played in working towards safer schools. Their activism has not just been limited to the school system in which their daughter, Alyssa, lost her life, but is a fight […]
November 25, 2019
Help Make Our Schools Safe win up to $10,000 to support our mission in the #MyGivingStory contest. Contestants are required to submit an essay or video story between November 1 and December 3, 2019. You can check out the story submitted by our Communications Director, Lori Kitaygorodsky, here and cast your vote. In her submission, […]
November 11, 2019
It’s hard for students to learn if they don’t feel known and protected. Security is equally about emotional as much as physical safety. In these days of school insecurity, we need to address the needs of the whole child. This includes balancing the curriculum with both academic and social-emotional learning to teach students to […]
October 17, 2019
Losing someone you love is perhaps the most difficult aspect of this existence to come to terms with. Losing anyone is catastrophic, life-changing and painstaking. Losing a child is enough to make anyone abandon all hope, to lose their sense of vigor for life. Something different took place within Lori Alhadeff. She found herself doing […]
September 24, 2019
What comes to mind when you think of Valentine’s Day? Perhaps it’s candy hearts, flowers, and “I love you’s” exchanged with the most important people in your life? For Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Valentine’s Day of 2018 was the scene of the most tragic and devastating mass shooting in U.S. History. […]
September 17, 2019
The mass murders of students in schools in the U.S. continues at an alarming pace. Yet, despite the commitment from schools, governments and the private sector to put an end to these horrific acts, they don’t stop. Even though we don’t have the perfect answer we still need to try everything within our POWER […]
August 15, 2019
Last Tuesday, Make Our Schools Safe founder Dr. Ilan Ahladeff walked across the stage at Florida Atlantic University to accept a diploma for his MBA, reported Miami CBS in a recent article. The MBA, which took him two years to complete, was a challenging feat under his usual circumstances of balancing 100-hour work weeks as […]
July 29, 2019
We’ve got great news! You can now support Make Our Schools Safe while you shop! We’re now a recognized charity with Amazon Smile! Simply go to smile.amazon.com, log in with your Amazon account, and search for us in the search bar that prompts you to pick your own charitable organization. Once you’ve selected Make […]
July 15, 2019
Thank you everyone for joining us at the Second Annual Tennis Round Robin & Shopping Boutique and helping us create a safer community for everyone. Check out the atmosphere at the event:
July 12, 2019
Make Our School Safe’s ongoing initiative to take Alyssa’s Law national was featured last night on CBS Miami. The story highlighted Congressman Ted Deutch’s introduction of a bipartisan bill that would increase safety and security measures nationwide by mandating Alyssa’s Law. The primary objective of this piece of legislation would be to implement more structured […]
July 8, 2019
By Stacey Steinbaum, LCSW, MSW, CCTP, Clinical Therapist | www.personaltherapyservices.com You may believe your teenager is open and honest with you because you have made an effort over the years to bond and develop a trusting relationship with your teen. However, the teenage years can be a game changer. It is common for teenagers to […]
“Trauma is trauma. No matter what you’ve gone through.” Two Parkland shooting survivors, Sawyer Garrity and Andrea Peña, spoke to Brut about finding comfort and healing through music — and how they want to help victims of violence.
My name is Ethan Palmer, and I am a founder and co-president of Make Our Schools Safe in Boca Raton. Over the past year, our chapter has been, and continues to be, successful in empowering South Florida youth to take tangible action to make our schools safe, whether it was working with the NFL Network […]
June 20, 2019
Gun Violence Survivors and Advocates, including our Lori Alhadeff, were recognized and acknowledged during the 73Rd Tony Awards, writes Gun Neutral. Gun Neutral is a non-partisan initiative open to all storytellers, producers and financiers, calling for greater social responsibility to offset and account for gun violence in entertainment. Gun Neutral ans MOSS thank and […]
The Bachelorette contestant Tyler Gwozdz uses his Instagram platform to talk about MOSS: In his Instagram post, Tyler writes: “Television has been an amazing experience- I made friends and memories for life. But now it’s time to do more, and use this platform for the next generation. The wonderful woman to my left is […]
June 6, 2019
By Stacey Steinbaum, clinical therapist, MSW, LCSW, CCTP | www.personaltherapyservices.com When the mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, parents were lost as what to do and where to begin in efforts to support their grieving children. In many families, the parents were just as traumatized as the students. Children can become silent […]
This past Wednesday and Thursday, May 29 and 30, Make Our Schools Safe, The Walk Up Foundation, and Safe Schools for Alex brought an important presentation to our area! Two national experts on Community Safety were able to discuss best practices related to the PREVENTION of targeted violence as well as Community Safety efforts. Dr. […]
