People with limited verbal skills deserve to learn how to use their power to be safe.
Kidpower Partners
Featured Partnership: Special Hope Foundation
The Special Hope Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities. They seek out projects that are "unique, innovative, and that challenge the prevailing attitudes" toward people with special needs. We are honored to have their three-year support for our new project that will help people with little to no verbal skills learn skills to be safe.
For many years, we have had great success teaching People Safety skills to people with limited verbal skills. Parents, teachers, and other professionals have watched and said, "Please show us how to do that!" This project is our response to their requests.
With the partnership of the Special Hope Foundation, Kidpower will develop written, audio, and video materials to empower professionals and parents to teach people with limited verbal skills ways to keep themselves safe from violence and abuse.
Read more about our Bridges to 'People Safety' Safety Project for Individuals with Very Limited Verbal Skills.
"I feel much more prepared to talk about these scary issues in a matter of fact and clear way. I know how to show my students what to do instead of just telling them."
From a school teacher