Lauren's Kids

Lauren's Kids is a non-profit organization founded by Florida state senator and sex-abuse survivor Lauren Book.[1] Founded in 2007[2], the organization educates adults and children about sexual abuse prevention and has programs to help survivors with their trauma.[3] Every April, Lauren's Kids uses National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month to hold fundraisers and programs that heighten awareness. They've held a 1500-mile "Walk in My Shoes" trip across Florida[4] and had a "Walk in My Shoes" display at the Capital in Washington D.C. They created an EMMY-Award winning PSA with CBS Cares[5] as well.[6] They provide approximately 10 million educational and awareness materials statewide through direct mail each year.[7]

They received the 2019 Change Maker Award from the Child Mind Institute (CMI).[8]

References
  1. "Lauren's Kids Foundation". www.idealist.org. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. Nicol, Ryan. "Changing lives: Lauren's Kids earns 2019 Change Maker Award". Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. "Lauren's Kids walk wraps up at Capitol". WTXL. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  4. News, Community (2019-04-08). "Lauren's Kids Founder and CEO Senator Lauren Book finalist in Child Mind Institute's Change Maker" awards". Miami's Community News. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  5. "Its Ok to Tell - Lauren's Kids PSA". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  6. "Lauren's Kids Invites Public to Participate in 42+ Hour Walk at the Florida Capitol to Honor Child Sexual Abuse Survivors". capitalsoup.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  7. News, Community (2019-04-08). "Lauren's Kids Founder and CEO Senator Lauren Book finalist in Child Mind Institute's Change Maker" awards". Miami's Community News. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  8. Nicol, Ryan. "Changing lives: Lauren's Kids earns 2019 Change Maker Award". Retrieved 2019-05-21.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.