Help Stop Destructive Groups from Abusing Vulnerable Children and Destroying Families

Dear Family and Friends,

Families Against Cult Teachings, Inc. (FACT) is one-of-a-kind non-profit organization which needs funding now to expand upon their mission for 2017. Sadly, the number of victim support requests they receive continues to increase each year (especially involving exploited and abused children), and due to budget constraints FACT has been unable to keep up with the demand for help.

With your generous support, they will be able to accept more requests to help victims escape destructive abusive groups, prevent suicides and reunite broken families, in addition to:

• Working with the support of investigators, relevant authorities and legal entities to put destructive groups out of business
• Educating students in schools about active destructive groups, including the warning signs of recruitment
• Monitoring and reporting of cult group activities to the media to generate awareness and educate the public
• Providing support to families in need who suffer the loss of loved ones to controlling cultic groups

Unfortunately, most people do not understand the prevalence or the threat of high control, high demand destructive cult groups in our society today. Experts estimate there are currently more than 5000 destructive groups operating in the U.S. alone with over 6 million members. Moreover, young adults and children are most at risk for recruitment and abuse. A study, which randomly surveyed 1,000 San Francisco Bay Area high school students, found that 54% of students reported at least one contact with a cult recruiter, and another study shows "over half of all new members are in the adult transitional years -- between 18 and 24 years old." Moreover, the FBI Counter Terrorism Unit released a statement that in 2015 terrorist cult groups are "recruiting Americans as young as 15 years old online." Experts in the field are calling it one of the worst hidden epidemics plaguing society today and FACT is the only non-profit of it's kind working to combat this serious issue head on.

I'm asking you to please consider donating to this important cause and perhaps even starting a FACT fundraising page of your own under my page. Creating a fundraiser is easy to do and only takes about 5 minutes to set up.

Please know that 100% of every donation goes towards FACT's mission and is also entirely tax deductible. In addition, FACT has a platinum rating from Guidestar.com, the highest rating possible, for its transparency and accountability, meaning it's an organization you can trust.

On behalf of FACT, cult victims and their families, I cannot thank you enough for your generous support!

Sincerely,

Concerned Friends and Family Members