Every day in Greater Cincinnati, children need adults to raise them up in a world where it can seem the grownups have let them down. The attentiveness of one adult in their life can make all the difference.
Anne had come to ProKids as a volunteer because she wanted to support children who had lost all the things that bring kids strength, stability and hope. At ProKids, she was trained to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate, known as a CASA Volunteer. After her training, Anne was assigned to advocate for children like Jamie, who have been removed from their home due to abuse and neglect.
It’s been a year, with so much of life interrupted – if not broken apart. It’s not an unknown experience for the abused and neglected children in our community when they are removed from the only families they have ever…
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY | Volunteer of the Year The last time Craig Young got a paycheck, it was for coaching middle school track and basketball – not always a slam-dunk, he admits. “I wasn’t good at the tough love part,”…
Home with a 6-week-old baby boy and lacking sleep might not be the best time to start a tech business in the middle of the country. But no one told Kirsten Moorefield that.
Growing up into a muscular, African-American man in the American South, Morris Robinson knew about being pigeonholed into a role. “I used that to my advantage,” he recalled. “Where I come from, playing football was the way you got respect.”…
Growing up in Tel Aviv, Israel, Omer Ben Seadia was the kind of girl who would put her hands on her hips, stare down her cousins and tell them exactly how they were going to play. “I was always, always…
Kim Chiodi’s work on behalf of 4C for Children – blended with a career at Western & Southern and a supportive family – has earned her the title, Champion for Children.
Patti Collins is between business calls and picking up her grandson at preschool. She is dressed in red boots and a pink hat. The wife of “bring on the funk” musician Bootsy Collins, she is quick to laugh and quick to get to the point: “I am married to a legend, but I’m just Patti: a little country girl from New Richmond.”
Brown wants to work “in a holistic, committed way” to solidify partnerships and make sure groups have the tools they need – from humble staplers and desk chairs to more robust leadership.
