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- EIN 46-1080697
- 234-738-3823
- 28 Jacqueline Place Sewell NJ 08080 USA
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Causes: Alliances & Advocacy, Arts & Culture, Crime & Law, Disaster Aid, Fund Raising & Fund Distribution, Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Mission: Nikki’s Foundation-People Against Distracted Driving was incorporated October 10th, 2012. in memory of Nikki Kellenyi, a beloved Washington Township high school senior who died at the age of 18, a VICTIM of a distracted driving auto crash as a backseat passenger in a car driven by her friend, one month before her high school senior prom. The mission or purpose of People Against Distracted Driving® (PADD) as stated in its Articles of Incorporation, "The prevention of distracted driving through public awareness and education and to aid the families of victims effected by distracted driving." PADD's® mission can be broken down to four areas. • Offering education to drivers about the dangers of distracted driving by attending high schools and colleges around the country. • Supporting the victims and families of victims who have lost loved ones at the hand of a distracted driver through victim advocacy, grief support and financial assistance. •Partnering with local, state and federal governments to promote the passage of legislation making awareness and education of the deadly consequences of distracted driving a priority along with making it a criminal offense to drive while distracted. •Donating and installing "Don't Text And Drive" signs and "Don't Drive Distracted" signs on roads, in schools, businesses and billboards in an effort to keep reminding everyone to keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. - See more at: http://www.padd.org/index.php/en/about-us#sthash.RpOTIUDz.dpuf - See more at: http://www.padd.org/index.php/en/about-us#sthash.RpOTIUDz.dpuf
Results: 1,000 + victims served through our 24-7 victim services program, all at no cost to the victims or their families 100,000 students educated through our Stay Alive Don't Text And Drive Nation Program 23 States Joined in our national DOT approved signage Campaign 1,00,000+ drivers reached through our tractor trailer billboards 10,000+ lives have been saved through PADD's mission in just four years
Target demographics: victims of the epidemic of distracted driving and to educate the public to the dangers of this addiction to phones while driving
Direct beneficiaries per year: Just this year (2017) we helped our 1,000 victim and their family through their loss of a loved one killed or injured by distracted driving, we've reached over 100,000 students through our Stay Alive Don't Text and Drive Presentations, millions of adults and children through our race to save lives initiatives in Nascar/ARCA/Iracing
Geographic areas served: United Sates of America
Programs: Our charity is the only non profit in America that offers 24-7 support to the victims and their families of the crime of distracted driving. We educate through out the US through various national campaigns such as tractor trailer billboards, Nascar and ARCA Racing Series, online racing simulators where kids learn about driving and it's deadly consequences of texting while driving. Through scholarships, media, social media and more. Nikki's Law was passed in 2013 which directs the DOT to use signs and message boards to warn the public of the dangers of distracted driving
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