About UGLI

Love and Encouragement

Imagine a world where we’re all kind to each other.

A world where we accept and embrace our differences as beauty. We created UGLI – UNIQUE, GIFTED, LOVED, INDIVIDUAL – because we believe this can be a reality. We believe if we all work together, we can end bullying. Forever.

Bullying affects everyone.

It happens at school, work and in our communities. It also follows us home on social media and digital platforms.

We need to talk about these problems and confront them head on, so we know who and how to help before it’s too late. Before we can help others, we need to appreciate and love ourselves. Then we can spread love to others and create a new path forward where we treat each other with kindness and respect.

Our differences make us UGLI.

We’ve passionately created our goals with a long-term vision in mind and to help as many people as possible. UGLI is a tool we will use to take action now so future generations can live a reality filled with love and encouragement.

Let’s all be the new kind of UGLI and create a world where everyone is UNIQUE, GIFTED, LOVED and INDIVIDUAL. Thank YOU for all the support!

XOXO,

ANGELA GARCIA
UGLI Founder

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The UGLI Foundation Board Members

Zoie Itkin
Angela Garcia
Pam Akins
Bob Feiner
Buck Bracey

We Are UGLI

We can spread love to others and create a new path forward where we treat each other with kindness and respect.

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Our Why

Bullying prevention approaches that show the most promise confront the problem from many angles. They involve the entire school community—students, families, administrators, teachers, and staff such as bus drivers, nurses, cafeteria, and front office staff—in creating a culture of respect.

(StopBullying.gov)
Bullying prevention programs led to an approximate 18–19% decrease in bullying perpetration and a 15–16% reduction in bullying victimization.

(National Library of Medicine, 2021)
One in three (33%) elementary students in the U.S. reported being bullied often while at school.

(Together Against Bullying)
Children who are bullied are more likely to experience depression, anxiety, decreased academic achievement, changes in sleep and eating patterns, loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy, and health complaints — all of which may persist into adulthood.

(StopBullying.gov, 2025)
26.5% of U.S. teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 reported experiencing cyberbullying in the last 30 days.

(Cyberbullying Research Center, 2023)