About Jennifer Ann
Jennifer Ann’s Group is named in memory of Jennifer Ann Crecente, a high school senior who was killed by her ex-boyfriend. Jennifer was born in Las Cruces and spent much of her youth in El Paso. Jen was in the daycare program at UTEP while her dad completed his undergraduate degree at UTEP’s College of Business and she continued to visit her grandparents in El Paso until her death.
In Jen’s name and in her memory Jennifer Ann’s Group was formed. Although we are a small organization we have had a significant impact on young people throughout El Paso – and throughout the world.
Selected Awards & Honors
- January 2024: Our Executive Director recognized as a 2024 Changemaker for his violence prevention work.
- December 2023: Congratulaions to the critical thinking games MushWhom? and Figure it Sprout. Both were winning games of the Silv-E Awards at Dreamhack Atlanta!
- October 2022: New award winning resilience games. Five new games about resilience developed in collaboration with developers from England, Colombia, Canada, Portugal, and the U.S. Watch the resilience game announcement
- Our Gaming Against Violence program recognized as a Top-50 Nonprofit program in the U.S. for 2022! Gaming Against Violence program overview.
- 2022 Games for Change Awards - Best Learning Game official nominee
- 2020 DeKalb County Torchbearer Award
- 2019 Games for Change Awards - Most Significant Impact official nominee for Culture Overlord, a clever pixel-game that explores the importance of media literacy and its impact on healthy relationships. Developed in France and produced by Jennifer Ann’s Group.
- In 2018 the consent game ADRIFT had a lifesize version created in the MOD. Museum in Australia.
- In 2018 Jennifer Ann’s Group collaborated with World Vision in Vanuatu to create a video game about consent for youth living in Vanuatu
- 2016 Technology Association of Georgia - Media Mover Award official nominee
- Jennifer Ann’s Group recognized by Break the Cycle as a 2014 Trailblazer for their innovative use of prosocial video games to prevent violence
- Our healthy relationship game HONEYMOON has been used with our free lesson plans at schools throughout EPISD.
- Since 2008 we have published dozens of small but impactful video games that engage, educate, and empower young people. All games are 100% free and available to play online or for free download at iOS AppStore.
- In 2017 and again in 2019 published research in peer-reviewed journals validates the effectiveness of our games at changing unhealthy beliefs and attitudes toward dating relationships and gender norms.
- We have presented at conferences throughout El Paso, throughout the U.S., and across Europe!
How We Are Funded
Our work is groundbreaking but we receive zero government funding and rely on sponsorships from Businesses, Individuals, and other Nonprofit Organizations. Our annual fundraiser is held every October in El Paso.
This annual event brings in approximately 90% of our funds for the year and so we are exploring new avenues to bring in donations. Our annual budget is under $100,000 and so donors looking to make a significant impact can do so by donating to us!
Every donation makes an impact for our small charity!
We hope that you will help and if you cannot that you will share our work with others regardless if you can donate or not — our goal is to help young people and their parents so that they don’t experience what we have been through.
Play & share our games! Also, encourage educators to explore these budget-friendly classroom resources. We are always looking for more collaboration opportunities with universities in the U.S. and throughout the world.
