The San Jose Sharks Foundation has awarded a grant to Kidpower that will help support safety workshops for children and teens together with the adults who care for them.
“The San Jose Sharks Foundation strives to be a good role model, committed to giving back to the community that strongly supports us,” said Jim Sparaco, President of the Sharks Foundation Board, and they selected Kidpower along with 22 other nonprofit organizations as their 2015 beneficiaries.
Thanks to their generous support, hundreds of young people vulnerable to bullying, cyber bullying, abuse, and other violence will benefit from experiential, interactive Kidpower workshops teaching boundary setting, advocacy, awareness, online safety, and other skills they can use to help themselves be safe and thrive for years to come.
Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director
Kidpower Founder and Executive Irene van der Zande is a master at teaching safety through stories and practices and at inspiring others to do the same. Her child protection and personal safety expertise has been featured by USA Today, CNN, Today Moms, the LA Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Publications include: cartoon-illustrated Kidpower Safety Comics and Kidpower Teaching Books curriculum; Bullying: What Adults Need to Know and Do to Keep Kids Safe; the Relationship Safety Skills Handbook for Teens and Adults; Earliest Teachable Moment: Personal Safety for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers; The Kidpower Book for Caring Adults: Personal Safety, Self-Protection, Confidence, and Advocacy for Young People, and the Amazon Best Seller Doing Right by Our Kids: Protecting Child Safety at All Levels.
