We are here! This has been an amazing year so far for Kids in Crisis, especially for our KICDRUM program. I have had the privilege to work with many fantastic children throughout this school year. Our program is growing! We started last year working with twelve 4th grade boys. This year through our KICDRUM classes [...]
Over the past three years of working with children in Richmond, Virginia, I have seen firsthand the effects that the Richmond Urban Crisis violence has on our children. In 2014 one of my students was killed in a tragic event while attempting to defend his sister. A few weeks ago one of my students from [...]
I have been involved in Kids in Crisis for seven years. Initially as a volunteer, then a board member and currently as president. I have seen this organization evolve over this period from a more hands off fundraising organization to an emphasis on creating programs that directly effect and change children's lives. As a mother of five, three adopted from China, [...]
As executive director and founder of one our new program KICDRUM+ ARTS, I’m so excited about all the amazing opportunities that we have in our great city of Richmond, Virginia, to bring hope, give life and make a real difference in children’s lives. In the spring of 2015 we just completed our first pilot program [...]
Father’s Day A couple of weeks ago l had the tremendous privilege of spending Father’s Day in an orphanage in Nicaragua, part of the team included two of my children, Ethan and Mia. As I watched my own children playing with the children in Nicaragua I noticed a lot of similarities and not a lot [...]
This is a short excerpt from a blog post that I asked Mary Nelson to write for Kids in Crisis. Mary and her family have been an inspiration to our organization and have become great friends to us. I traveled with Mary and her family in February to Nicaragua. Ben their son has volunteered many [...]
"We traveled in the back of a pick-up for an hour to visit this little guy. He will never know we were there, but it felt so right. We were able to take this child a bed. What a treat it was. His mom was so touched. It certainly gives a new feel to shopping [...]
We’re back from our trip and had a wonderful experience. The dresses were a HUGE hit among the little girls and even some of the older ones, which surprised me, were very interested. The pillow dresses were made by ladies at a senior center - A great example of everyone doing their part and helping [...]
I know this might come as a shock to some, but I, like many people, do not like to be uncomfortable. This is funny now when I think about it, as I have found myself in many uncomfortable situations. I am a 6’4, bald, very white guy who has adopted three children from China, to [...]