We bring local youth together to collaborate on our annual awareness and prevention campaigns that give them hands-on experience in music and audio-visual production. We stream our singles on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, and other digital music services, and post our videos on YouTube.
The Love Quest Foundation music and audio-visual projects culminate with a Red Carpet Affair--an event to bring together participants, allies, friends and family, elected officials, municipal employees, school administrators, and partnering organizations to unveil the project.
We engage youth in creating songs, stories, prose, journals, vision boards, and other works. These projects help develop communication, planning, goal setting, leadership, and advocacy skills and instill in young men and women a greater confidence in and knowledge of themselves.
Intimate partner violence [IPV] accounts for 15% of all violent crime. According to the CDC, about 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced some form of intimate partner violence. When individuals under 18 experience IPV, it is called teen dating violence [TDV]. TDV affects millions of adolescents in the U.S. each year. TDV can result in unhealthy relationships, disrupt emotional development, and even contribute to other long-term negative effects.
Domestic abuse can occur between parent and child, siblings, and even roommates. It includes a range of behaviors, such as slapping, shoving, and pushing. It can have a negative impact in a number of ways, including economically, physically, sexually, emotionally, or psychologically. Domestic abuse can cause worsened psychological and physical health, decreased quality of life, decreased productivity and, in some cases, mortality.
The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reports nearly 500,000 youth as young as 12 years old are assaulted each year in the U.S. Up to 14% of male offenders and 37% of female offenders said they had been physically or sexually abused before 18. Sexual assault in U.S. prisons is so rampant, Congress enacted The Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003.The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates about 80,000 women and men a year are sexually abused in its correctional facilities.
November is National Native American Heritage Month This month, set aside some time this month to learn more about the many contributions of Native Americans to America. And join The Love Quest Foundation in celebrating the Read more…
on your nomination by Soleya for 2023’s Best Song, Distractions, in collaboration with The Love Quest Foundation! Check out Distractions, The Love Quest Foundation’s latest single, on iTunes.
