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Help Keep Michigan's Most Vulnerable Safe

Every S.A.V.E.S Project program is free for the people we serve. Your gift puts Participant Tool Kits in homes and training in the hands of the first responders who answer the call.

  • ✓Give once or every month, in any amount
  • ✓Secure checkout through Stripe
  • ✓A tax receipt letter is emailed to you

Become a Monthly Supporter

Monthly gifts give us steady support we can plan around, so we can say yes to every family who asks. Choose Monthly in the donation box. To change or stop a monthly gift, just call 810-328-3074 or email support@savesproject.com.

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Families never pay to take part. Your gift keeps it that way.

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Your Gift at Work

Donations fill the gaps so every family can take part, no matter where they live in Michigan.

Participant Tool Kits

ID cards, lanyard tags, QR stickers, Blue Envelopes and window decals, mailed to families at no cost.

First Responder Training

Helping officers, firefighters and EMS respond with patience to people with autism, dementia and other needs.

A Statewide Database

Keeping the S.A.V.E.S Project database and app running, so the right information is there wherever help is needed.

Current Campaigns

Give to a specific goal. Every campaign gift goes straight to that project.

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Giving Tuesday: December 1

Tool Kits for Every Family

On Giving Tuesday, people everywhere give back to the causes they care about. Gifts to this campaign put Participant Tool Kits, with ID cards, lanyard tags, QR stickers and Blue Envelopes, in the hands of families across Michigan, always at no cost to them.

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New Campaign

S.A.V.E.S Detect: Found Faster

When someone wanders, every minute counts. Nearly half of children with autism wander from a safe place at least once, and 6 in 10 people living with dementia will wander.

S.A.V.E.S Detect gives participants who are at risk a flashing infrared beacon, plus infrared stickers or patches, so a drone operator can spot them from the air faster, even in the woods or after dark. Your gift also funds field testing with partner drone teams to find out what works best.

Goal: $25,000

  • $6,000Equips every current participant, about 110 people
  • $16,500Equips up to 300 participants as the program grows
  • $25,000Adds field testing with partner drone teams
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New Campaign

Train Michigan's First Responders

Michigan has nearly 20,000 licensed law enforcement officers, plus firefighters and EMS. They are often the first to arrive when a person with autism, dementia or another special need is lost or in crisis.

This campaign sponsors S.A.V.E.S Project training, in 1-hour, 2-hour and 4-hour courses, for departments that could not otherwise afford it, and supports our work toward MCOLES continuing education credit.

Goal: $15,000

  • SponsoredTraining for departments with tight budgets
  • MaterialsTraining materials and Participant Tool Kit demonstration sets
  • CreditCourse development for MCOLES continuing education review
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Ongoing

Where Your Gift Is Needed Most

New campaigns are posted here as they launch. Until then, your gift goes where it is needed most, from Participant Tool Kits to training for first responders across Michigan.

Other Ways to Give

Businesses, groups and individuals can make a bigger difference with a sponsorship.

Sponsor a Tool Kit

Cover a Participant Tool Kit for a family in your community.

Contact Us to Sponsor

Sponsor a Training

Help a department train its officers in safe, compassionate encounters.

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Give by Check

Make checks payable to the S.A.V.E.S Project and mail to:
511 Olde Towne #80514
Rochester, MI 48307

Your Gift Is Tax-Deductible

The S.A.V.E.S Project is a Michigan 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN 39-3660134. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law, and a tax receipt letter is emailed after every gift. Questions? Call 810-328-3074.

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