OUR MISSION
This foundation was started to raise awareness on the subject of abuse and anti-bullying, giving individuals the tools to recognize and eliminate the culture of abuse and bullying. We will create symposiums and workshops to inform parents and guardians, teachers, coaches, and group leaders, along with others, on the subject of recognizing abuse, bullying prevention and anti – bullying methods using sensitivity training and role play. We will use trained individuals and organizations to facilitate lessons while working with various locations locally, nationwide and eventually worldwide, that require such assistance.
WHO WE ARE
BILLY THE BULL ANTI-BULLYING FOUNDATION is a 2014, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit foundation. Our focus is raising awareness through symposiums and workshops directed at parents, guardians, teachers, coaches, caretakers, community groups and group leaders, on the local, state, national and eventually international levels. Our goal is the eradication of bullying and abuse wherever it occurs, by empowering individuals with the necessary interpersonal tools, and providing effective contact information with government agencies and outreach programs. The Billy the Bull mascot shall serve as an accessible and non-threatening spokesperson that will carry the message from the oldest of our elderly to the youngest of our children. Billy the Bull will travel to various locations and meet with parents, students and teachers to create the connective component for the children to better understand and recognize Billy” as a symbol of a safe and trusted friend.
HOW CAN WE HELP? Our mission is twofold. Our organization will travel to schools, clubs, and geriatric facilities that are in need of intervention and awareness. Bullying and abuse are learned behaviors. By identifying the source of these behaviors in the bullies, we will work to replace these behaviors through demonstrations of compassion and forgiveness, promotions of empathy and sympathy, and the development of self-esteem, as low-self-esteem of the bully is often a core issue. We are currently gathering information on grants and hope to work with other like minded organizations to create our symposiums to further our mission. We would appreciate any and all assistance on ways to develop and build financial support from the public.
Our secondary focus is the safe distribution of Billy the Bulls material to the right people. Displaying a decal with Billy’s likeness on your car window, residence or business establishment clearly represents you are committed to stand up for AND assist another individual who is being subject to bullying. This means that whether it is a child or elderly
person that is being bullied, whether abused or otherwise needs the assistance of a competent adult, we will stand up and act. Displaying the Billy the Bull emblem creates a responsibility to assist in any way you can, including contacting available agencies to render their professional assistance. Those who display Billy the Bull will be given access to all of our organization’s resources, including our web site that will provide the resource lists of local agencies with contact information and locations for immediate assistance.
HOW CAN WE HELP? Our mission is twofold. Our organization will travel to schools, clubs, and geriatric facilities that are in need of intervention and awareness. Bullying and abuse are learned behaviors. By identifying the source of these behaviors in the bullies, we will work to replace these behaviors through demonstrations of compassion and forgiveness, promotions of empathy and sympathy, and the development of self-esteem, as low-self-esteem of the bully is often a core issue. We are currently gathering information on grants and hope to work with other like minded organizations to create our symposiums to further our mission. We would appreciate any and all assistance on ways to develop and build financial support from the public.
Our secondary focus is the safe distribution of Billy the Bulls material to the right people. Displaying a decal with Billy’s likeness on your car window, residence or business establishment clearly represents you are committed to stand up for AND assist another individual who is being subject to bullying. This means that whether it is a child or elderly
person that is being bullied, whether abused or otherwise needs the assistance of a competent adult, we will stand up and act. Displaying the Billy the Bull emblem creates a responsibility to assist in any way you can, including contacting available agencies to render their professional assistance. Those who display Billy the Bull will be given access to all of our organization’s resources, including our web site that will provide the resource lists of local agencies with contact information and locations for immediate assistance.
WHAT CAN TEACHERS DO?
• Reach out. Teach students to extend themselves and be a friend. There is safety in numbers. It’s rare for a popular kid to be bullied. Most kids get picked on because they don’t have any friends or anyone to stand up for them. When kids befriend someone being bullied, bullies are less likely to pick on them. Friendship can also provide children the support and the confidence to stand up for themselves. When more kids stand up to bullies, the bullies will be more likely to realize their actions are not okay.
• Speak up. Teach the students that it is okay to ask others to help. It is also important to speak up for others who are afraid to do it themselves. Silence engenders suffering.
• Get an adult. Kids who are bullied are often afraid to ask an adult for help because they think it will make the bullying worse. Kids can help by telling an adult what is happening, or going to speak to an adult with the kids being bullied.
*** Permission: Source National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/about
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Standing up to peers is a hard thing to do for people of all ages. But you can make it easier for kids by giving them the confidence and the support they need to do so. Here are some ways parents can help children develop these traits:
*** Permission: Source National Crime Prevention Council: https://www.ncpc.org/about-ncpc
About the Founder
Helen LaLousis
“A light worker walking this planet co-creating
with the Divine for the greater good of all.”
with the Divine for the greater good of all.”