Better Futures Foundation

Results: Our program is available on EdExploreSRQ and have been approved by Sarasota County School District staff to meet the Florida Standards , so teachers and principals can reserve them with confidence. 2017: White Bus For Better Futures™ IMPACT STATEMENT "Save One Life...and Save The World" We might just have done that last year. Keep on reading to learn more about it. Fostering agents of change and inspiring one soul at the time by sharing the story about the historic rescue action which is the symbol for our Mission, White Bus For Better Futures™! The Swedish Red Cross White Bus rescue action was the largest rescue action during WWII were a few hundred volunteers rescued 15,500 Holocaust victims of different nationalities and religious background. Life Changing Events Elsie & Grace Last year we facilitated a life changing event for Grace, a 17 year old Holocaust denier, to meet with Elsie, a 97 year old Holocaust survivor. Elsie spent 6 months in Auschwitz and another 4 months in Ravensbruck concentration camp where she was rescued on April 24th, 1945 by the White Buses. After 3 hours around Elsie’s kitchen table Grace realized she had been misinformed. Elsie and Grace are now close friends and stay connected through letters, over the phone and face to face visits. Helga & Ursula & Margit Helga, an 89 year old Holocaust survivor from our area, was reconnected with her long lost host family in Sweden where she recovered after being held captive at Bergen Belsen concentration camp Helga travelled to Stockholm last June where she met her Swedish "sisters" face to face for the first time since 1946. It was an incredible reunion that we are proud to be a part of.

Target demographics: Students of all ages, by delivering a transformative learning experience promoting social justice and civic responsibility.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 100 (2019)

Geographic areas served: All Areas Globally

Programs: Looking at the Past & Learning from the Emerging Future. Building on the historical context of the Swedish Red Cross White Bus rescue action in Nazi-occupied territories during Work War II, the exploration offers exclusive educational materials teaching about a uniquely significant historical event. The program is a resource for the teachers to complement on the mandatory Holocaust education.