Our Mission
The mission of the Kristin Mitchell Foundation is to support
educational efforts that raise awareness among young adults
about the dangers of unhealthy dating relationships.
Featured Posts
Kristin Mitchell Foundation warns of potential abuse
Students, faculty and staff attended domestic violence events and presentations. “For a brief moment, I watched those sad people...
IT’S SATURDAY THIS YEAR ! – October 15, 2011
September 11, 2011 - Bala Cynwyd, PA - It's getting close! Kristin's Krusade 5k Run/Walk is Saturday, October 15, 2011. If it's...
“If You Loved Me” video
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Kristin Mitchell Foundation encourages you to watch a public service announcement created by teenagers from...
The August 24ths of Our Lives
August 24, 2010 ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND - We will pause many times today and remember all of the August 24ths starting in 1983. The...
Massachusetts’ Teen’s Murder Raises Awareness of Dating Violence
FRAMINGTON, MASS. – The murder of an 18-year-old woman in Massachusetts has many talking about what happens when dating becomes...
What Happened...
In 2005, Bill and Michele Mitchell lost their only daughter Kristin, then 21, when her boyfriend stabbed her in a fit of rage three weeks after she graduated from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Women ages 16 to 24 experience the highest rate of dating violence - almost three times the national average - according to the Bureau of Justice. "Domestic violence doesn't have a face or an age," says Bill Mitchell. "It can happen to anybody."
Since Kristin's death, the Kristin Mitchell Foundation has supported educational efforts that raise awareness about the dangers of abusive dating relationships. The Mitchells have also lobbied for a Maryland law that requires mandatory domestic violence education in middle and high schools.