Marsha began as a ProKids volunteer after she retired in 2019. She began immediately with one case but as the pandemic went on, she took on a second. “I could see how more children were...
Lisa, a ProKids volunteer, first visited Brianna in the Spring of 2020. There had been absolute chaos in the lives of Brianna and her younger siblings since the pandemic began. Brianna had piled her brother...
Stress, for better or worse, is a normal part of life. It is something we all experience and isn’t necessarily a bad thing at times. But, when stress overwhelms our ability to cope it can...
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...