When there is a tragedy like Jessica’s in the community there are those who will stand up and want to make a difference. Alexander G. Groen, a Pomona High School student, founded Jessica’s Angels. Here is what Alex has to say about Jessica’s Angels:
In memory of Jessica Ridgeway, Pomona High School Student Council would ask you for your participation in a project named Jessica’s Angels. This project will involve all 5 high schools in the area (Pomona, Standley Lake, Arvada, Arvada West and Ralston Valley) getting together after school, and providing a watch service for the kids from elementary feeder schools in the area. Through this service, your student council will get a list of feeder schools located near your high school. Our job will be to go to those schools every day after school to provide additional eyes for the kids as they return home. We would be continuing this service as long as necessary until the culprit in Jessica’s case is put to justice. The situation that occurred with Jessica was incredibly tragic, and the individual who did the crimes is still on the loose. With the help of you, we have an opportunity to make a difference. If we go to these elementary schools every day after school, we will be increasing the safety of kids to ensure that the individual cannot do this on our watch again. We, as a community, can turn the mourning and sadness of Jessica’s death into positive energy to do common good for the children in our area. If done successfully, we will have students from all high schools in our community watching at all of our elementary schools. Our goal in the long run is to provide protection to the kids and peace of mind for their kids. We will eventually have an opportunity to get the media involved, allowing us to let the culprit know that they will no longer get away with what they did to Jessica, because we, Jessica’s Angels, will be watching.
If you are interested in being a part of Jessica’s Angels, please contact these Pomona High School Student Council representatives:
Alex Groen (Main Contact): jessicasangelscolorado@gmail.com
We want to thank Alex for all of his efforts and anyone else who is going to help keep Jessica’s Angels running, making our community safer for our children.
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You are Jessica’s angels! Please be careful there is a monster in your community. Make sure you travel in 2 or more. God Bless all of you. I pray for quick Justice for Jessica!!
i am greatful that there are people that want to reach out and help us help our little people get to and from school.. I live in Laramie,Wyoming and disabled and therefore unable to help physically .. but I really hope that this kicks off in a big way… I DO have a question though…. HOW will the children know that these ANGELS are there to help them and not the killer?
That’s so awesome that these high schoolers will be doing this! I know it might be kind of early for this, but I was just wondering if there’s been any thought to creating a Jessica Ridgeway Foundation the way people in California created the Polly Klaas Foundation in response to that tragedy. Then perhaps some everlasting good can come out of this, and Jessica’s name will live on. It’s just a thought.
I live in Loveland, CO At this time I can’t donate any money but would help in any way! Volunteer time, or anything else.
Pamela Evans
You guys are doing an amazing thing. May I suggest that it becomes permanent. I suggest this because even though the person is already behind bars there are still people like him in our communities. I also think it would be great if other communities in Colorado would do the same..
We need to make this a permanent thing in all school districts. I would love to help and get this started in Douglas county.
It would be so wonderful if Jessica’s Angels could go WORLDWIDE in Jessica’s Memory. Children all over the world always need extra responsible care whilst out and about-and especially to and from school- my only concern is that people that are not authorized-could make copies of the Purple TShirt and potentially cause harm to children. If there was a registration process-and photograph ID in each country-then that might be a way to get around the problem. As with any program though-it would require some funding-Here in Australia- Anyone in contact with children-have to undergo a ‘working with children’ check. As far as the 17yr old Monster that did this to her-his life should be snuffed out-the way he did to her- In cases like this- I completely agree with the Electric Chair or Hanging.
RIP Jessica-She cannot be allowed to have died in vain. My deepest sympathies go out to her parents, family and friends during such a horrible time.Jessica was such a beautiful young girl-She is an angel looking over her family forever after.