Stand For Courage
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Teaching youth leaders how to establish a bystander culture that stops bullying. The program guides youth to help themselves.
Stand for Courage provides recognition, community support, and cultural currency to youth who stand up for themselves and others. Researchers estimate that ninety percent of bullying is a result of wanting to get attention. By shifting the attention away from negative behavior and towards positive behavior, we can change student's behavior, creating a domino effect among their peers. Students nominate others to be recognized by culture makers and at events. Our Youth Advisory Board assists in promoting and implementing the foundation's activities and awards, mentors younger students, and actively "does the right thing" at school, offering extracurricular events, school assemblies and our platform online. We also offer education for youth and their adult educators and caregivers. Backed by science, the support of celebrities, and the voices of students themselves, we're putting an end to bullying, inspiring this generation to embrace a nationally recognized cultural movement based on inclusivity and compassion.
09/26/2026
If you could send a message to your past self, what would you say?
We asked students that question. More than one had the same answer: I love you ❤️
Sometimes courage means standing up for others. Sometimes it means asking for help. And sometimes it means learning to give ourselves the same kindness we’d give someone else.
09/21/2026
Today! 📣 Educators and school leaders, join us at 1:30pm PT for a free webinar on how to bring Stand for Courage to your school.
Learn how our student-led bullying prevention program can help strengthen school culture.
There’s still time to register. Link in bio & stories ❤️
Tommy Ragen’s “Riley” is a song about what it can feel like when someone takes away your sense of safety.
Creating change starts with listening to what people are going through, taking them seriously, and making sure they’re heard.
We’re grateful to have artists like Tommy standing with us ❤️
🎥 Hurley Media Group
09/10/2026
We’re grateful to have SHINEDOWN’s thebrentsmith and Zach Myers standing with us. They’ve spoken openly about the impact of bullying and helped us reach more people with our message that every young person deserves to feel safe, supported, and like they belong.
We love seeing Brent representing ❤️
📸 Wanda Peters
09/09/2026
What if students weren’t just part of bullying prevention, but helped lead it?
Join us for a free webinar to learn how Stand for Courage helps schools strengthen student voice, build a more connected school culture, and give young people an active role in creating change.
We’ll share how the program works, how it can fit within an existing PBIS/MTSS framework, and the resources available to help schools get started.
🗓️ Mon. Sep 21 • 1:30–2:30pm PT
If you’re a secondary educator looking for a new approach to bullying prevention, we’d love to have you there.
🛡️Register at the link in our bio.
09/03/2026
School’s back in session. What kind of culture are we creating for the students walking through those doors?
Stand for Courage helps schools recognize and encourage students who stand up for others, include their peers, and help create a sense of belonging.
Our free Implementation Kit makes it simple to get started.
🛡️ Download the kit at the link in bio
Before Shinedown, Zach Myers was bullied for being different. But he didn’t change who he was to make other people more comfortable.
It’s a powerful reminder that the things that make a person stand out can be part of what makes them extraordinary.
Thank you, Zach and Brent Smith, for standing with us and sharing why courage matters ❤️
🎥 Erin Buell
08/21/2026
“Do you want to be my friend?” Sometimes, the words we remember most are the ones that make us feel like we belong.
As a new school year begins, students will walk through the doors carrying all kinds of feelings. Some will be excited. Some will be nervous. Some will be quietly hoping this year feels different.
To the educators, counselors, coaches, mentors, and school leaders preparing to welcome them: you have an incredible opportunity to help shape a culture where students notice one another, kindness and courage are recognized, and young people understand that the way they treat each other matters.
Stand for Courage gives you the tools to put that into action.
🛡️ Download our free Implementation Kit:
https://standforcourage.org/implementation-activation -toolkit
08/14/2026
They deserve to know the difference they made.
Maybe today is a good day to tell them ❤️
Send this to someone who made you feel seen.
Meet Nicole Jon Sievers, founder of Stand for Courage.
Stand for Courage was built on a belief that the people who stand up for others have the power to change the culture around them.
And sometimes, the best way to understand why this work matters is to remember the person who once did that for you ❤️
🎥 Hurley Media Group
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