Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project ®

McNary High School ~ Keizer, Oregon

Student activists under the guidance of Mr. Jim Taylor, Director of Choirs, created an elective "Hands and Words Are Not For Hurting Project Class" promoting widespread participation in the Purple Hands Pledge to end abuse and violence in their homes, school, community and internationally.

Klamath CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

Klamath CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CAP) is an action group made up of a dozen local State, County, and Federal agencies along with private individuals to promote awareness and prevention of child abuse and neglect in Klamath County, Oregon.

Barton Early Childhood Center

Kindergarden students easily learn the Pledge & Love their Purple Pledge Bears and Hands & Words T-shirts! Thanks to American Association of University Women

Public Safety Academy, San Bernardino, CA

6th - 12th grade students interested in Public Safety careers take Pledge daily - Public Safety Academy, San Bernardino, CA

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Nursing Students love taking the Pledge from Baltimore, MD to schools and communities in the Virgin Islands 2006-2008!

Walnut Middle School

Walnut Middle School prepare float for "Harvest of Harmony Parade" embracing the Pledge in their community!

Walker Middle School Peer Helpers

Peer Mentors and their counselors, Salem, Oregon, present at 2008 Cesar Chavez Leadership Conference at University of Western Oregon for third year in a row!

End Abuse and Violence in our homes, schools, and communities around the world.

Mission Statement: To educate each person in every community about their moral and legal right to live free of abuse and violence.

The Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project ® is an effective tool and a key piece in the puzzle of abuse and violence prevention education.

14th Annual National
Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Week
October 16-22, 2011
Family Pledge Instructions (English)
Family Pledge Instructions (Spanish)
An open Letter to the Inter-Faith Community
(Charlie Wallace, University Chaplain
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, USA)
Governor of Oregon 2010 Proclamation