ProKids advocates for each child to have a safe, permanent, and nurturing home and to have a future filled with promise.
“I believe that every child deserves a safe, permanent, and nurturing home. A growing number of people in the Greater Cincinnati community not only share this belief but also have taken action. Child abuse and neglect are tough to face, but headlines put it in front of us every day. ProKids volunteers, donors, supporters, and staff understand that each one of us can help, one child at a time.”
Phil Beckman, 2020 Darlene Kamine Advocate of the Year Phil says as a CASA Volunteer: “you just do what you can.” And that’s exactly what Phil has done for 15-year old Fred. As a CASA…
Anne Gilligan, 2020 Darlene Kamine Advocate of the Year When Anne met 16-year-old Jamie, she didn’t look at her CASA Volunteer. She barely talked at all. She had been living in a program where she…
Jane Hopson, 2020 Darlene Kamine Advocate of the Year Sometimes, even after the future looks stable for a child, things change again. ProKids CASA Volunteers can then be a familiar face who re-enters a child’s…
Wynndel Watts is the 2020 Merilee Turner Volunteer of the Year. Wynndel came to ProKids after a 32-year career in technology sales and marketing. He’d coached youth soccer and served on non-profit boards, but when…