In the course of developing this memorial, the Garden of Peace, Inc. has consulted and worked with many violence prevention and victim services organizations. Organizations that have already expressed interest in using the Garden of Peace in their educational programs are:

Facing History and Ourselves – incorporating the Garden into teacher training programs and curriculum study units, focusing on the role of memorials in history
www.facing.org
A national educational and professional development organization to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry

The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute – integrating the Garden into its curriculum for Boston school children
www.institute4peace.org
To help rid our society of the unprecedented anger and the senseless violence that are destroying the moral fabric of our community.

Stop Handgun Violence – incorporating the Garden into its youth education programs concerning gun control and safety
www.stophandgunviolence.org
A non-profit organization committed to the prevention of gun violence through education, public awareness, effective law enforcement and common sense gun laws.

Jane Doe Inc. – using the Garden as a rallying point for building awareness of and mobilizing support against domestic violence and sexual assault
www.janedoe.org
Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault.

Jewish Community Relations Council – including the Garden in its school educational program focused around the Holocaust and Irish Famine Memorials
www.jcrcboston.org

Related Links:

Parents of Murdered Children
www.pomc.org
POMC® provides the ongoing emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life" and to promote a healthy resolution.

Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/

The Anne E. Borghesani Community Foundation
www.inannesspirit.org
This foundation is a non-profit, voluntary organization dedicated to reducing the incidence and effects of violence by promoting development of healthy children and families and to providing scholarships that encourage personal growth through community involvement.

Christopher Maki Memorial Foundation
www.chrismaki.org
The mission of the foundation is to educate all, especially the young, about the occurrence and the consequence of violence in our society today.

Massachusetts 9/11 Fund
www.massfund.org
The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Inc. is a nonprofit organization providing efficient and compassionate assistance and relief to residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who were directly impacted by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Families of September 11th
www.familiesofseptember11.org
Families of September 11 is a nonprofit organization founded by families of those who died in the September 11 terrorist attacks. The group has two goals: to promote the interests of the victims' families and to support public policies that improve the prevention of and response to terrorism.

The Matty Eappean Foundation
www.mattyeappen.org
Dedicated to the prevention of shaken baby syndrome.

Daniel Larson Foundation
www.dannylarson.org
Provides emotional support and financial assistance to the survivors of homicide victims.

The Nelson Foundation
www.webofhope.org
Provides public awareness through events on the true costs of gun and domestic violence. Raises funds for organizations that fight gun and domestic violence through positive community programs.

The Governor's Task Force on Hate Crime
www.magnet.state.ma.us/StopHate/core.htm

Million Mom March
www.millionmommarch.org
A national grassroots, chapter-based organization dedicated to preventing gun death and injury and supporting victims and survivors of gun trauma.

Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
www.state.ma.us/MOVA

Governor's Task Force on Domestic Violence
www.state.ma.us/gcdv

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