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Stay up to date with our most recent news and resources!
Still time to donate to Kidpower in 2017! Help us keep kids safe in 2018 and beyond!
In the first year of Kidpower, I confessed to my friend Robert, who is one of our Founding Honorary Trustees, that I felt uncomfortable about having to ask people to donate. In an indignant voice, Robert told me, "You are just going to have to get over it, Irene! What...
“Helping today’s children be safe helps me to heal!”
Thanks to supporters like YOU, Kidpower can help families cope with abuse, domestic violence, and other life situations that put them at greater risk! "As a child, I was harmed by someone our family knew and trusted. Kidpower skills for my parents and myself would...
“Now I have peace of mind when my children leave the house!”
Thanks to Kidpower supporters like you, over 100,000 people this year learned how to keep their kids SAFE! "When a sex offender moved in next door, I was petrified! I wanted to keep my kids inside 24/7 unless I could be with them. Thanks to all the great information...
“Fear almost made me quit the job I love!”
Thanks to Kidpower supporters like YOU, thousands of women throughout the world no longer feel threatened on their job! "I love my job as a caregiver. But, I was ready to quit because I felt threatened all the time. On the bus, in the apartments, and sometimes even...
My Holiday “Miracle” Story From Long Ago
With Gratitude to the Winnebago and Omaha Tribal Communities, to the Sioux City Jewish Community, and to My Mother and Father This story is about a personal experience from...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Holidays
In his wise book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, business management expert Steven Covey shows how developing habits based on values of fairness, honesty,...
I am blind. I have cerebral palsy. I am powerful!
Thanks to Kidpower supporters like you, young people with disabilities have greater confidence - and greater safety! “I was so frustrated. My parents always wanted to go everywhere...
“I’m not worried anymore about my kids walking home from school!”
Thanks to Kidpower supporters like you, millions of parents know that their kids are far better prepared to protect themselves in today's world! "Even though our neighborhood seems...
Recipe for an AWFUL Thanksgiving Dinner
Happy Thanksgiving! My friend "Molly" once asked me, "How can I get my teens to be willing to stay at the table during our Thanksgiving dinner?" I asked her, "Why do they...
“I am no longer scared walking through campus at night!”
Thanks to Kidpower supporters like you, students around the world have the power to take charge of their safety. "On my way back to my dorm after studying at the library, I was...
Learn from the experts how to teach kids to be safe!
Today, our instructor Mike was moved to learn that a teen stopped an assault using skills he had taught in a 2-hour Teenpower workshop 5 years ago. The classroom...
“Now school is fun, not miserable!” Please donate to Kidpower for Bullying Prevention Month
"After constant teasing and name-calling because of how hard they worked in school, our children's passion for learning was fading. We felt heartbroken, furious, and worried."...
Please take this 5-minute survey to help Kidpower!
We would greatly appreciate your taking 5 minutes to fill out this anonymous survey. Your answers will help us to reach out to and inspire businesses that share our values to partner with Kidpower...
Online Self-Defense Workshops – and, free article!
Everyone deserves to know ways to use their bodies to escape an attack - as well as ways to avoid an attack in the first place!The right kind of self-defense training can increase the...
School Shootings: “How can I protect MY child?” Free workshop June 2 and recommendations
In October 1999, a few months after the tragic school shooting at Columbine High School, a six-year-old asked me during our Kidpower classroom workshop, "What if someone...