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Kempe’s Partnership with the Shaylee Foundation

On July 23, 2024, the Kempe Center’s Gwyn Barley, Michelle Davis, and Cassondra Bright joined The Shaylee Foundation for their second Community Forum at the Green Valley Ranch Recreation Center. The purpose of these events is to create safe and inclusive spaces to encourage open and constructive dialogue related to systemic change in child welfare. Stay tuned […]

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Announcing The Richard D. Krugman, MD Professorship

The Kempe Foundation is honored to announce the establishment of The Richard D. Krugman Professorship in Child Abuse Policy, Practice, and Prevention. This endowment has been launched through the generosity of Richard D. Krugman, a longstanding supporter of Kempe. “I am grateful to the Kempe Foundation for creating this endowment, and I am excited to

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Arapahoe County Aid to Agencies Grant Program Supports the KICS Clinic

The Kempe Foundation is excited to announce that we have been awarded a $25,000 grant for the Kids in Care Settings (KICS) Clinic by Arapahoe County. This grant was given through Arapahoe County’s Aid to Agencies grant program, which provides more than $500,000 in competitive grant funding to eligible nonprofit 501(C)(3) or other 501(C) organizations

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The Kempe Center Marks 50 Years of Protecting the World’s Children

Founder C. Henry Kempe’s legacy includes cultural reform, groundbreaking child-protective laws and the Kempe Foundation Over the past 50 years, The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect has changed the culture of children’s rights worldwide. Established in 1972, The Kempe Center became the first of its kind, providing research, training, education

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Meet Kyla – Marketing & Communications Associate with The Kempe Foundation

Learn about Kyla and her social media tips   Originally from Indonesia, Kyla Christie Hambali a data-driven marketer with a focus in social media. Having experience as a social media consultant and manager, she has worked with companies to shine through social channels and build out campaigns and strategies. Having graduated from Babson College in

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Kempe’s 50th Birthday Celebration: 50 Years of progress

Sponsors and Guests can still register for the party! Media Contact: Jeremy Stern The Kempe Foundation                         303-835-3544 stern.jeremy@kempe.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kempe’s 50th Birthday Celebration: 50 Years of progress Community supporters and corporate partners like Office Depot come together to celebrate   AURORA, CO (April 1, 2022) – Each year Child Abuse Prevention Month takes

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Kempe Offers Child Abuse Expertise in Doe v. Abbott

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2022 The Kempe Center, the oldest academic center in the U.S. focused specifically on the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect joined the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) in filing an amicus brief on March 18, informing the court in Doe v. Abbott that gender-affirming care is not, in itself,

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The Kempe Center strongly condemns the directive issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott targeting transgender youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2022 The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect strongly condemns the directive issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Feb. 22 targeting transgender youth and their parents and medical providers by categorizing gender affirming healthcare as “child abuse.” As the world’s first academic center

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