AtlasIED and the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) Education Foundation announced the creation of a joint grant program, Ivey’s Everyday Heroes. The new program will offer financial support to individuals in schools throughout the United States who have kept people safe during an emergency.
“Children should not feel fear or threatened when at school. Schools are supposed to be a safe place. But, over the past decades, school violence has increased and it’s unacceptable,” said Johnathan Ivey, president of AtlasIED. “The technology that we developed, first under my father’s guidance and now under mine, is just a small contribution to help reduce active lethal threats in schools. Ivey’s Everyday Heroes, developed in memory of my father, Loyd Ivey, helps recognize students, staff, and educators who have exhibited heroic and selfless acts to keep others safe.”
Chuck Wilson, CEO of NSCA and Board Chairman at PASS K12, helped Ivey develop the program.
“As one of the founders of the PASS K12 program, school and student safety has always been part of my personal mission. Having been in the technology field for decades, I know that our industry has influence and is effective in protecting individuals through the products and solutions it develops. It was a natural fit for me then to take it a step further with PASS K12, to help define how the technology can be used to enhance safety and security. PASS K12 created the guidelines using an ‘all hazards’ approach to address everyday concerns,” Wilson said. “Then when John approached me to help develop the Everyday Heroes program, I knew it was the next step for us to give back in this way.”
Ivey’s Everyday Heroes will be administered through the PASS K12 organization and candidates will be identified through an application process. The application process and review board are under development, with additional details scheduled to be released soon.
AtlasIED and the Ivey family’s first donation will allow the initiation of the program and for the first grants to be distributed. If you’d like to be involved in or donate to Ivey’s Everyday Heroes, please contact Chuck Wilson at NSCA ([email protected]).
