Your donations help us empower youth to be part of the solution to bullying and peer abuse.

Too many students today do not have a positive sense of self or the empathy to stand up to the bully and their own self-bullying thoughts. Far too many are choosing drastic measures such as drugs, alcohol, cutting and suicide to stop the pain. Approximately 160,000 children a day stay home from school because they are afraid of being bullied. Please help us help them.

"In working with Hey U.G.L.Y., I have had the opportunity to see the remarkable difference they make in students' lives! They offer such positive dialog and approaches to everyday teen issues. They show kids a better way of expressing themselves, ultimately steering them away from thoughts of destructive behavior and suicide!"   Ingrid Voelker Educational Advisor

Making a donation online is a fast way to support the work of Hey U.G.L.Y.- Unique Gifted Lovable You and our PREVENT BULLYING NOW initiatives.  Simply click the donate button above to make a secure donation. Hey U.G.L.Y. is a 100% volunteer organization with no paid employees. If you would prefer donating by check via mail click here for printable form and mailing information.
Hey U.G.L.Y., Inc. is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our federal tax ID is: 20-1692502.
All contributions are fully tax-deductible, as permitted by law.

$30 will help underwrite our websites which inspire, empower and inform youth, educators and parents.

$50 will help underwrite our Empathy Learning Activity Plans (ELAP) which are educator and school counselor endorsed.

$75 will help underwrite the our teen development volunteers who help write our CHOOSE TO Change Radio Show which reaches teens and tweens across the country and in China, Thailand, New Zealand, France and Canada.

$100 will help underwrite the Hue-Man Being Art & Music Project(tm) to end racism.

$500 ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM


$750 will help underwrite program development. We recently completed a program to help teens and tweens discover the dangers of substance abuse, nicotine, piercing, heavy back packs, poor eating habits, obesity, and lack of exercise. We are currently working on a domestic violence and date rape avoidance learning program and campaign.

$1,000 will underwrite an Anti-bullying presentation* which benefits, depending on the school, 
from 300 to 2,000 students, their teachers and parents.

To speak with someone directly regarding a contribution, please email us at PreventBullyingNow@heyugly.org
or call 219-778-2011.

*After a recent Hey U.G.L.Y.
Anti-bullying Presentation:

93% of the students can recognize when they are having negative judgments against themselves and others

83% state they learned how to cancel out negative judgments and replace them with positive thoughts

58% indicate that no one has bullied them since
Hey U.G.L.Y.'s presentation

Other ways to give to Hey U.G.L.Y. would be Gift and Legacy Planning, Gifts of Stock or Real Estate, or Corporate or Foundation Sponsorships.

You can even make your donation a gift.  Instead of a present that will sit on a shelf you can give a gift that helps teens and tweens with a
Hey U.G.L.Y. .GIFT THAT GIVES card. Email PreventBullyingNow@heyugly.org for more information.

"Hey U.G.L.Y. is an essential resource for teens, tweens and those who educate them. The website, radio shows and school programs offer support, education and inspiration for teens suffering from depression, bullying, eating disorders and other serious issues. Hey UGLY is a true lifesaver for troubled teens, their friends and families." Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, M.S.W., LCSW psychotherapist and clinical consultant for the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) and author of:  Dealing With The Stuff That Makes Life Tough: The Ten Things That Stress Girls Out and How To Cope With Them and



"I had the pleasure of interviewing Betty Hoeffner and a 7th grader named Connor on my radio show, "Relationships 101." Ms. Hoeffner's nonprofit organization is doing such good and important work in stopping bullying, and Connor is living proof of that. Every school in the land ought to have a Hey U.G.L.Y. program available for its students. This would help prevent the long term consequences of bullying." Dr. Beth Erickson, host of "Relationships 101" on www.webtalkradio.net and Bestselling author of Marriage Isn't for Sissies

Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to the following for their
generous donations and support which has benefited
many teens and tweens.

American Faimily Insurance
Karen Anderson
Nana Gilbert-Baffor
Ang Benz
Maggie Beyer
Jerry Bryant
Mary (Betsy) Burton
Marci and Joshua Carlson
Debra Carpenter
The Charles Cocotas Trust
Barb Collins
Mary Cover
Brenda and David Crouch
Louise Dabagia
Sue and Milt Dabagia
Judy Dean
Decal Arts & Signs
Delnor Hospital
Debi Derryberry
April Doll
Willie Donald
Tom Dreesen
Christina R. Dougherty
Mary Elson
Dan Evans
Jackie Evans
Norma Erwin
Patricia Erwin
Rick Erwin
Steve and Janet Erwin
Terese Fabbri
David Fernitz
Mary Friddle
Hair Cuttery
Go Health Insurance
Hicks Chiropractic Health Center
Enid Goldstein
Kym Groceman
Sharon Haefner
Ben Hollis
Michael and Cari Hunnicutt
Gail Isaacson
Mary Ann Johnson
Algis Jonusas
Patti Rio Jordan
Scott and Cynthia Justak
Tim Kazurinsky
John Keilly
Kathy Kidwell
Ryspodii "Sporty" King
Dean Klassman
Klassman Financial
Leslie Kolber
Judy and Steve Kroczek
Kroczek's Lawn & Landscape
Scott and Dawn Leonard
Kroger
John La Rico
Dan and Danielle Legler
Eula Faye Lehman
Rieva Lesonsky
John and Cheryl Levrio
Justin Levy
Matthew Levy
Lighthouse Chiropractic
Therese and John Luce, M.D.
Eden Lysaught
Jane Martin
Franco and Louise Martorana
Jeff Maziarek
Mary Ann Merrion
Michigan City Community Enrichment Corporation
Jamie Miciunas
Mikes' Sporty Goods
Mancow Muller
Namaste Center
Naprapathic Medicine of New Mexico
Pamela J. Nelson
Northwest Athletic Club
Del Norwood
Dr. Patrick Nuzzo
Patty Panozzo
Joseph and Barbara Pellettieri
Helen Powers
Jo Presser
David and Janet Puzycki
Precision Abrasives Inc.
Paul Quinn
Rassel Family Chiropractic Center
Dave Repetto
Rolling Mill Service
Ron Rosenblum
Stan Sabal
Saint Anthony Memorial
Lynn Sanders
Bob Sarlatte
Lynn Sanders
Rhonda Sanderson
Richard and Jane Schoen
Ernest Schubert
Linda Schwartz Photography
Michael and Cindy Sebek
Donna Sell
Kathy Smeets
Francey Smith
Sue Spitler
Stacy Steinberg
Linda Strohl
Subway
Robert Swan
Leia Syal
Taco Bell
Christine Thomas
Daniel J. Travanti
Allen Turner
U.S. Banner Corp.
Dalia Vitkus
Jo Waller
WIMS-AM
Wrigley Gum
David Yarnell
Norma Zarate
Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, M.S.W., LCSW