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Help Sandy Hook Victims

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

How to Help Families Affected by Newtown, CT School Shooting

People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting.

In the wake of the horrific tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India—sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing assistance, let us know in the comments section, too. Already the United Way of Western Connecticut, in partnership …

Jaclyn V

1:33 pm on Tuesday, December 18, 2012

We want to help! We would love to give our support to the grieving families and community by bringing our ministry to the people of Newton, CT. We are Live To Forgive Ministries, in Washington state. Our passion is to set people free from the burden of unforgiveness by telling them of Christ's love and forgiveness. Our ministry is based off of our director, Dean Smith's, testimony of forgiving …   more ›

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