Company: Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement
Company Description: The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to create safer and more loving communities that offer enriching connection, resilience, and well-being to all through no cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation Character Social-Emotional Development programs (CSED) that are suited for all ages and stages of life.
Nomination Category: Individual Awards Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Female Innovator of the Year – Government or Non-Profit –10 or Less Employees
 Nomination Title: Scarlett Lewis
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- Briefly describe the nominated individual: history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. After his death, Scarlett created the Movement and became a Character Social-Emotional Development Advocate, teaching children how to manage their emotions, feel connected, and have healthy relationships. Choose Love is used in over 10,500 schools in the United States, and it’s been accessed in all 50 states and 120 countries, reaching more than 2 million children.
Scarlett created the Choose Love for Schools Program, a no-cost, comprehensive, lifespan, next generation SEL and character development program that teaches children and adults how to thoughtfully respond with love in any situation, handle adversity, and have courageous conversations by using the Choose Love Formula of: Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action. Choose Love has been extended into homes, communities, athletics, and the workplace. In her local community and beyond, Scarlett is on a mission to cultivate safer classrooms and school climates, offer mental health initiatives to cope with the stress of COVID, and create a more peaceful world by educating the whole child and teaching children to Choose Love.
- Outline the nominee's achievements since July 1 2020 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Scarlett Lewis has spoken across the US and internationally to diverse audiences, sharing the Choose Love programming and the neuroscience behind the Choose Love Formula. In 2020, Scarlett was the keynote speaker for the New England Head Start Association; she presented at the Music City SEL Conference in Nashville; SXSW EDU Conference; the Nebraska Mental Health Conference; and Counselor Association Conferences. She has been interviewed by BBC, Fox News, CBS, the Today Show, The Guardian, and others about Choose Love and the benefits of SEL, and she has been featured in high-profile magazines, including Fortune and Huffington Post. Scarlett also hosts the Choose Love podcast, Book Club, and she contributes to noted magazines.
In direct response to COVID-19, Choose Love created Choosing Love in Our Brave New World, a free social-emotional wellness program to support educators and students as they navigate the school year. This special re-entry unit was created with particular awareness of the current events and environment, and fosters the development of a growth mindset and perseverance. Lessons incorporate trauma-sensitive, healing-centered language and practices which are based on the latest neuroscience and post-traumatic growth research. Choose Love is a founding partner of the first National Mental Health Action Day sponsored by MTV and Viacom.
In partnership with New Hampshire Governor Christopher Sununu, Scarlett embarked on a statewide bus tour to bring hope, healing, and connection to parents, children, and families, and entire communities to share CL mission and educational resources.
- Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the nominee's past performance (up to 250 words):
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Scarlett Lewis has found her strength after her son's death to become a strong fearless leader of a nonprofit that is in all 50 states and 120 countries. She maintains an outgoing attitude and lives a life of happiness on her New England farm. She shows how people can be happy and successful in life when they follow the Choose Love Formula (Courage + Gratitude + Forgiveness + Compassion-in-Action = Choosing Love).
Choose Love launched a one-of-a-kind How To SEL coaching subscription series that teaches educators and parents how to easily incorporate social and emotional strategies into their daily lives and support children in identifying and managing their emotions and coping with fears, anger, anxiety, or loneliness, while also supporting themselves as their own SEL skills become strengthened. Each month features a different theme and comprises different formats to accommodate different learning preferences and resources to reinforce the lessons in addition to an online dashboard to access lessons, and other resources.
The Child Welfare Education Partnership is partnering with Choose Love to create the first Choose Love program specifically designed for caregivers including foster and adoptive parents, residential staff, relative caregivers, and other eligible community members. Choose Love has also launched a program with the New Hampshire Department of Corrections.
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Scarlett Lewis is the author of 3 books: Rose's Foal, a children's book; Nurturing Healing Love: A Mother's Journey of Hope & Forgiveness (a personal memoir); and From Sandy Hook to the World: How the Choose Love Movement Transforms Lives, a nonfiction book examining how Scarlett founded the Movement and its impact today.
Articles that Scarlett has published:
https://www.crunchytales.com/7-tips-to-teach-your-kids-to-be-grateful-2/?fbclid=IwAR1rPnGZ8gvGGtPzkTrFz47p9_EYUZpgyMpn1wVa3YanJAo63IdOoolqdbE
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/teaching-kids-forgiveness
Scarlett Lewis Presentation
https://youtu.be/fgWCA9xnJyY
Choose Love Videos/Testimonials: https://www.youtube.com/user/chooselovefoundation
Choosing Love video with benefits of using the Choose Love curriculum for children, teachers and parents.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6ACs1dGF90
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