August 7, 2012

The staff and board of the Childhood Lead Action Project are deeply shocked and saddened by the murder of Damien Colón, the oldest son of Elizabeth Colón, our Director of Training and Outreach, and Jorge Colón, a longtime City of Providence employee.

As an immediate step to support Liz, Jorge, and their children, we have established the Damien Colón Memorial Fund.

We welcome donations from all who wish to help. These funds will help defray funeral expenses and provide additional support for the family as they recover from this tragedy. Checks should be made out to the Damien Colón Memorial Fund and sent to:

Damien Colón Memorial Fund
c/o Childhood Lead Action Project
1192 Westminster St.
Providence, RI 02909

We would also like to publicly express our sympathy for all who have been affected by Damien's death and the death of two of his friends.