Jennifer Ann's Group

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The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Group, Inc. d/b/a "Jennifer Ann's Group" is a charity based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. whose aims are to educate young women about the prevalance of abusive relationships, how to identify these relationships and how to safely extricate themselves from such relationships.

Jennifer Ann's Group [1] was founded by Drew Crecente in 2006 after the murder of his daughter, 18 year old High School honors student Jennifer Ann Crecente by a former boyfriend.

The charity received its 501(c)(3) from the IRS in August, 2006, allowing contributions to be tax-deductible.

The charity was instrumental in having the Texas Psychological Foundation create The Jennifer Ann Crecente Grant [2] for funding of the study of violence against women.

The charity speaks to organizations of young women about recognizing the dangers of potentially abusive relationships. The charity's Ten Warning Signs of an abusive relationship are:

* History of discipline problems. * Blames you for his/her anger. * Access to, or fascination with weapons. * Serious drug or alcohol use. * History of violent behavior. * Prevents you from spending time with friends or family. * Uses intimidation or threats to get their way. * Threatens others regularly. * Trouble controlling feelings like anger. * Failure to acknowledge feelings or rights of others.

The charity advocates to Be Prepared:

* Keep money or credit cards with you at all times. * Keep your cell phone or calling card with you. * Memorize all important numbers. * Establish code word or sign so that family, friends, teachers and co-workers know when to call for help. * Plan in advance to have a safe place to go.

The "Ten Warning Signs" and "Be Prepared" have been printed on credit card sized cards and distributed to High Schools and organizations for young women across the United States in an effort to help educate young women about this problem.