by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 31, 2020
Watch Rocky the Raccoon tell Sydney the Koala the exciting news! Thanks to hundreds of our wonderful supporters and our wonderful Challenge Grant donor, the impossible became reality. In less than 9 days, we have raised over $200,000 for Kidpower! With the help of this outpouring of generosity, Kidpower will survive and thrive in the […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 30, 2020
Last week, the following story was sent to us from a grateful and relieved mother: “Very recently, our 13-year-old daughter kept herself safe from an attempted abduction by a stranger in a cargo van while she was walking our dog just a few blocks from our house. There is no question in my mind that […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 29, 2020
I have to tell you about four-year-old Olivia – and how Kidpower helped her take charge of her safety. She found her mother’s tablet on the coffee table. Already skilled at searching for cartoons, she started hunting for her favorites. She clicked on what she thought was a new cartoon and suddenly arrived at an […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 28, 2020
I hope that this safety story brings you joy ― and that these skills will also empower you and your loved ones. In a dimly-lit room near a garment factory in an impoverished neighborhood in Bangladesh, excited factory workers with their children gathered in November ― eager to learn how to stay safe with people. […]
by Irene van der Zande, Kidpower Founder and Executive Director | Dec 24, 2020
If you have children at home ― or know someone who does, I think you will appreciate learning how nine-year-old Emily stopped a fight between her younger siblings by coaching them to use their Kidpower boundaries. Months into lockdown, remote work, and distance learning with three kids, Jessica was in yet another Zoom meeting when […]