Jordyn Schara

Jordyn Schara

At the age of 14, Jordyn created Foundation HOPE (Helping Our Peers Excel), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that educates and inspires youth by utilizing community service to encourage them to make a difference in the world.

Jordyn became concerned when she learned that a concoction of drugs – including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, acne medication, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. 
The federal government doesn’t require any testing and hasn’t set safety limits for drugs in water.  Even users of bottled water and home filtration systems are exposed.  Some bottlers simply repackage tap water and do not typically treat or test for pharmaceuticals. 

Jordyn decided to meet this challenge head on to spread awareness and provide communities with a safe way to dispose of these toxic drugs by creating WI P2D2 (Wisconsin Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal), which is a teen organized drug collection program that is dedicated to keeping the water systems of the world safe from the irreversible damage that is caused by the improper disposal of medication.

So far they have held multiple drug collection events, started programs in at least 6 communities in Wisconsin, hosted a free sharps disposal and a free mercury thermometer swap and have helped keep over 900,000 pounds of drugs out of their groundwater.  Currently, she is partnering with several sponsors and her mentor from Illinois and P2D2 is now in over 22 states.

Jordyn Schara has appeared in the following PEACE Fund Radio episodes: