Death of Jennifer Ann Crecente - Charitable Organizations

Charitable Organizations

Both parents have founded organizations in Jennifer's honor. Organizational goals for the two organizations sometimes converge but work as individual entities:

Jennifer Ann's Group, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was created by Jennifer's father in Crecente's memory to prevent teen dating violence in February 2006. The stated purpose of the organization is to "keep Jennifer Crecente's memory alive through education and good works." The organization distributes educational materials to schools and organizations across the US for free and speaks nationally and regionally about teen dating violence. It is also the creator of the Life.Love. Game Design Challenge, an annual video game design contest that aims to educate teens and preteens about teen dating violence through online video games.

Jennifer's Hope was founded in August 2006 by Jennifer's mother, Elizabeth Crecente. She speaks to teen and professionals, and has had several national appearances, multiple statewide appearances, and is involved in the Austin/Travis county community drives to prevent teen dating violence and promote healthy relationships.