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Let’s talk about advocacy, the heart of the work of ProKids. Every single one of us is an advocate in some form or another — although we may not yet identify that way.  Advocacy is…

You’ll see a word repeating a lot throughout this blog – “home.” The concept of home is central to the vision of ProKids. I’ve also inadvertently built a career around it.  My background is in…

Child protection as it exists today is a relatively new concept. As late as 1920 in Ohio, for instance, parents could place their children in indentured servitude without legal repercussion; an issue our child protection…

Paula Livingston, 2020 Darlene Kamine Advocate of the Year Paula wasn’t sure what to expect when she went to meet the six children on her case. The oldest was 11, the youngest was a newborn…