Petit Family Foundation Grant Supports Free Self-Defense
Classes for Women
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 10:53
Jane Doe
No More, Inc. has received a $7,000 grant from the Petit Family Foundation to
help fund free self-defense classes for women. Since 2009, Jane Doe No More has
offered fee-based, Escape Alive Survival Skills classes for women and girls.
Developed and delivered by the professional team at East Coast Training Systems,
Escape Alive participants learn personal safety strategies and physical
techniques designed to disable assailants and enable escape.
“Escape Alive is not only one of our core programs,”
explained Jane Doe No More executive director Debra Meyers, “but one of the
programs and partnerships we are most proud of. We are thrilled that the Petit Family
Foundation will now join us in that partnership, and that they do so in such a meaningful way.”
The Petit
Family Foundation grant, coupled with grants from
“Removing participation and registration fees allows us to
reach a broader cross-section of the population,” Meyers notes, “including women
and girls who otherwise might not have access to such an important service. It
also allows other community organizations to work with us to get this program to
their constituents at no cost.”
Jane Doe No More plans to hold 15 separate Escape Alive
classes in 2013, including four during the month of April to recognize National
Sexual Assault Awareness Month. To host a class at your venue, contact Debbie@janedoenomore.org , or call 203-729-0245. To
participate in a class, watch our website for the new schedule, then register
online at www.janedoenomore.org .
Jane Doe No More is a national 501(c) 3 non-profit working to
improve the way society responds to victims of sexual assault through education,
awareness, advocacy, and support. The Petit Family Foundation honors the
memories of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Hayley Elizabeth Petit, and Michaela Rose
Petit by “continuing the kindness, idealism and activism that defined their
lives.” Foundation grants are given to foster the education of young people,
especially women in the sciences, to improve the lives of those affected by
chronic illness and to support efforts to protect and help those affected by
violence.