Makers of Memories

Makers of Memories
Makers Of Memories Foundation Inc
Founder(s) Brian F. Martin[1]
Type Registered USA charity (208258250)
Founded 2007
Location 1133 Broadway, Suite 708, New York, NY 10010
Coordinates 51°30′01″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5001524°N 0.1262362°W / 51.5001524; -0.1262362Coordinates: 51°30′01″N 0°07′34″W / 51.5001524°N 0.1262362°W / 51.5001524; -0.1262362
Key people

Brian Martin, Chief Executive
Elliot Dee, Executive Director

Tony Robbins Advisory Committee
Area served National
Focus Domestic violence prevention
Method Education & Intervention Programs
Employees 6[2]
Motto Heal the hurt. Break the cycle.
Website http://www.makersofmemories.org

Contents

History

The Makers of Memories Foundation was established in 2007 by marketing and media entrepreneur Brian F. Martin. Martin was raised in a family with chronic, serious abuse and created the Foundation to help families and children overcome the trauma of domestic violence they experienced and to pursue more positive possibilities in their lives. In 2007 and 2008 the Foundation hosted journeys for families which combined a restorative experience along with educational and therapeutic services.[3][4] Financial author David Bach[5] and the Central Park jogger, Trisha Mieli, participated in the intervention programs.

In 2011, the Foundation announced the launch of a national, comprehensive Action Plan with five elements: research, education, support services, intervention programs and shelter support. The Foundation continues to work with key leaders from the Department of Justice, like Mary Lou Leary[6], Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, to ensure these challenges are faced with support from the government. The Foundation also partnered with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the "Congressional Hearing on The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children"[7] in October, 2011 on Capitol Hill to educate American policy makers about the problem of domestic violence on children.

Leadership

Brian F. Martin, founder, serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Martin is the Chairman and Founder of Brand Connections. The Advisory Committee includes a number of leading domestic violence experts, including Jeffrey Edleson, Professor of Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Sandra Graham –Bermann, Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, and Renee McDonald, Associate Professor of Psychology at Southern Methodist University. The Advisory Committee also includes author and authority on leadership psychology Tony Robbins.

Elliot Dee was appointed Executive Director in 2010

Programs

The Foundation’s Action Plan includes[8]initiatives related to the effects of domestic on children and also on adults who experienced domestic violence as children; intervention programs focused on building resiliency in affected children[9] and adults and preventing vulnerable children from experiencing domestic violence[10]; support services for affected children and adults; educational materials to raise awareness about the problem of childhood exposure to domestic violence[11]; and material aid and support for domestic violence shelters. The foundation also speaks out against public policy that damages laws protecting the victims of domestic violence[12][13].

The Makers of Memories Foundation began production on a documentary film, 43 Million Secrets in April of 2011. The film profiles a family that has been devastated by domestic violence and includes interviews with experts in the field of domestic violence, law enforcement officials and adults and children who have experienced violence in their homes. The Foundation plans to use the film as an educational tool to inform the public about the effects of domestic violence on children, adults and society. Release of the film is scheduled for winter 2012.

The Foundation convened a summit of scholars and interventionists in April of 2010 in New York to identify the most promising existing intervention programs to help children impacted by domestic violence and to develop a new intervention program model focused on prevention. That research led to a partnership will partner with MINCAVA, of the University of Minnesota School of Social Work to launch a pilot program in 2012 that uses informal family protective networks to provide assistance and support to children who have experienced domestic violence and are at risk.

Congressman John Conyers, as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, works with Makers of Memories and recently called for an oversight hearing to assess where the government is in their work on the impact of domestic violence on children, and what more can and should be done[14].

References

  1. ^ "Makers Of Memories Foundation Inc in New York, New York (NY)". Faqs.org. http://www.faqs.org/tax-exempt/NY/Makers-Of-Memories-Foundation-Inc.html. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
  2. ^ "Charity overview". Charity-commission.gov.uk. http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=277424&SubsidiaryNumber=0. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
  3. ^ "Parents - October 2009". Parents-digital.com. 2009-08-26. http://www.parents-digital.com/parents/200910?pg=21#pg21. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  4. ^ by Elisa :: Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 05:00:03 AM PST (2009-09-22). "Tuesday Morning Open Thread". Mother Talkers. http://www.mothertalkers.com/story/2009/9/22/6240/-Tuesday-Morning-Open-Thread. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  5. ^ http://www.uic.edu/orgs/apac/downloads/newsletter/APACNewsletterApr10.pdf
  6. ^ "Office of Communications Newsroom". Ojp.usdoj.gov. 2011-06-14. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/newsroom/speeches/2011/11_0614leary.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  7. ^ "In Domestic Violence, Children Are Often the Forgotten Victims". Voice of America. 2011-11-20. http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/american-life/Domestic-Violence-Experts-Say-Children-Are-the-Forgotten-Victims-132255543.html. Retrieved 2-11-10-31. 
  8. ^ "MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse". Mincava.umn.edu. http://www.mincava.umn.edu/types/7. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  9. ^ http://www.prevention.psu.edu/people/documents/PromotingResilienceinChildren.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.bwjp.org/files/bwjp/articles/A_Balanced_Collaboration.pdf
  11. ^ http://www.unicef.org/protection/files/BehindClosedDoors.pdf
  12. ^ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44878064
  13. ^ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/12/da-says-may-file-some-topeka-domestic-cases/
  14. ^ "Preventing domestic violence must begin with the children". TheHill.com. 2011-11-03. http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/191773-preventing-domestic-violence-must-begin-with-the-children. Retrieved 2011-11-04. 

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