Claire's Community

LT Dr. Claire VanLandingham was a shining star, a dentist in the US Navy who poured her passion and energy into the people and causes she believed in. In January 2018, she was killed by a former partner. Her passing left a vacuum in the lives of those who knew and loved her. So in May 2018, Claire’s mother, Shannon VanLandingham, and others who knew and loved Claire founded #BeMoreLikeClaire to carry on the transformative work Claire most surely would have done in her life. We envision a community where everyone enjoys safe, supportive relationships in which they can thrive and where no one is a victim — or perpetrator — of interpersonal violence. It's a big dream, we know. But prevention is possible. Educating and empowering individuals of all ages to build healthy, respectful, nonviolent relationships has a powerful ripple effect, bringing transformative change to our community.

Claire’s Community offers a suite of violence prevention programs to teach safe and healthy relationship skills; engage and equip influential adults and peers; disrupt pathways to relationship violence; and create proactive, protective, and safe communities.