AboutUs
The Kempe Foundation has a 50-year history of focus on system change for vulnerable children and families through advocating for public policies and appropriations that seek to improve child wellbeing and address the needs of those who have experienced abuse and neglect.
By working with community stakeholders and experts, such as the Kempe Center, Anschutz Mental Health Collaboration, and Children’s Hospital of Colorado, we provide greater opportunities for all children to live safe, healthy, and happy lives.
OurBoard
Kempe Foundation Board of Directors
OurTeam
Kempe Foundation Staff
Julia Stone
Jon Kruljac
Monica Brown
Megan Clark
Kendall Marlowe
OurHistory
50 Years of Advancement and Impact
In 1962, Dr. Henry C. Kempe and his colleagues exposed the reality of child abuse for the first time in their defining paper, The Battered Child Syndrome. This paper is lauded as the single most significant event in giving doctors a way to identify and understand child abuse.
Inspired by these findings, Dr. Kempe founded the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect in 1972 to create a network of professionals to improve the care and well-being of children and families everywhere. Today, the Kempe Center is recognized as a world leader in innovating solutions to prevent and treat child abuse, neglect, and trauma.
The Kempe Foundation is committed to our continued investment in research, advocacy, education, and training that will provide opportunities for all children and families to live safe and healthy lives.