According to the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, "Childhood Trauma and Its Effect on Healthy Development" (July 2012), 26% of children in the United States will experience trauma before they are 4 years old. The probability of that increases significantly for children who live in economically disenfranchised areas. These traumatic experiences can lend to delayed emotional and social development which can negatively affect their adult lives. The STAND Foundation is here to address those needs in creative, experiential, fun ways to encourage, inspire and positively impact program participants.

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The STAND Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports marginalized youth in the DMV area. Our programs are strategically designed to provide the mental, emotional, social, physical, and developmental needs of the children we serve. 

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