Reid State Technical College Foundation receives $10,000 grant from Megan Montgomery Foundation to launch Breaking Free initiative

The Reid State Technical College Foundation has received a $10,000 grant from the Megan Montgomery Foundation of Birmingham to launch Breaking Free, a new violence-prevention initiative that will equip students with the knowledge and skills to build safe, healthy relationships.

Breaking Free will serve both high school students and the college population at Reid State. The program will use nationally recognized, evidence-based curricula to address topics such as consent, coercion, digital abuse and bystander intervention. Sessions will be delivered monthly throughout the academic year with support from Reid State’s success coaches, housing specialist and athletics staff.

“Our students deserve the tools to recognize unhealthy behaviors and prevent relationship violence before it starts,” Reid State President Coretta Boykin said. “This grant from the Megan Montgomery Foundation helps us make that possible and ensures these lessons become a permanent part of our commitment to student well-being.”

The Megan Montgomery Foundation is a grantmaking nonprofit that provides funding to high schools, colleges and nonprofits for age-appropriate healthy relationship education. Guided by the mission to prevent relationship violence before it starts, the foundation empowers young adults to build healthy connections.

“We are grateful to partner with Reid State and to have a small part in empowering young individuals to lead fulfilling lives equipped with the skills and knowledge to have healthy relationships,” Executive Director Meredith Montgomery-Price said.

Funds will be administered through the Reid State Technical College Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit that provides scholarships, resources and program support to help students overcome barriers and achieve success.

For more information about the Reid State Technical College Foundation or ways to support its mission, visit www.rstc.edu/foundation. Tax-deductible donations can also be made securely online at that link.