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Be someone else's light in the dark.

What to do when you see something happen, from an assault in progress to a mugging to a dropped wallet.

You have permission to act.

Ages 3 to 5

Step inLife lessonTell a grown-up when someone's hurt[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · Planned

Ages 6 to 9

Step inLife lessonTelling isn't tattling[One-line summary, written from the sources]4 sourcesDraft · Planned

Ages 10 to 13

Step inLife lessonLeave the pile-on, check on the target[One-line summary, written from the sources]4 sourcesDraft · Planned

Ages 14 to 18

Step inGuideGetting a friend home, and knowing when to call 911[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inConversation guideRaising an upstander[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideThe 5 Ds at a party[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideBeing there afterwards[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideDoes stepping in actually work?[One-line summary, written from the sources]3 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideWhen your friend is the problem[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · Planned

18 and over

Step inGuideThe 5 Ds on the subway, the street, at the bar[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideCalling out your mates[One-line summary, written from the sources]2 sourcesDraft · PlannedStep inGuideOverdose or just drunk?[One-line summary, written from the sources]1 sourceDraft · Planned

Stories

All stories
Real story. No AI was used to write it.For teens and adultsStacy's near miss: the night I don't remember[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · DraftingReal story, shared publicly. Credited to Leah Bartell, NPR My Unsung Hero.For teens and adults2 men cornered her on a dark street. Then she saw a car[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · PlannedReal story, shared publicly. Credited to Darrell Barber, NPR My Unsung Hero.For teens and adultsAnother student saved him from a bully, and it changed his life[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · PlannedReal story, shared publicly. Credited to Victor Fiorillo, Philadelphia Magazine.For teens and adultsI stole a would-be drunk driver's car keys[The first lines of the storyteller's own words]Draft · Planned

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Last updated [not yet reviewed]Reviewed by Stacy WillisGuides are summarized from public sources with the help of AI. Stories are real and no AI was used to write them.How this site is made