Rachael's First Week

Rachael’s First Week is a program dedicated to protecting the lives of high school seniors and college freshmen as they transition into young adult women and men.

Rachael's untimely death should not be viewed as a tragedy, but as an opportunity for teens to develop their potential as friends, mentors, and good citizens while they mature into adulthood. She was zany, fun-loving, and edgy. She loved her many earrings and Converse tennis shoes. She was the kind of daughter that would make any parent proud and the kind of friend that everyone would want as their own. She was beautiful, both inside and out.

Rachael’s First Week is dedicated to the concept of “always look out for each other”; which sometimes means making unpopular decisions to save a friend, to save a life.

Learn more of Rachael's Story at rachaelsfirstweek.org/ and the SafeTEA Podcast at rachaelsfirstweek.org/podcast