Our Stories

Five years ago, Rick Barnhart’s wife attended the ProKids Friends of Children Breakfast. Afterward, she went home and told her husband, “I think you’d be good at this.” She saw Rick’s balance of empathy and…

When Brandon and Avery were growing up, their life was chaotic. Their mother, Sheryl, was suffering from drug addiction. Their grandmother – the only other caregiver they knew – was unpredictable. They learned to take…

When Kendall was 16 years old, she ran away from her home in Georgia. She was pregnant and scared, so she boarded a bus with plans to take it to Ohio, where she would ask…

In 2013, ProKids honored an incredible volunteer for her dedication to our mission. Now, in 2021, we honor her again. Mimi Dyer became a CASA Volunteer in 2010, and in the decade since, she has…