ProKids’ Vision Statement
A safe, permanent, and nurturing home for every child.
ProKids’ Mission Statement
ProKids is a non-profit agency that provides outstanding volunteer advocacy for children in Hamilton County who have been abused and neglected and, through no fault of their own, are in the court system.
ProKids recruits, trains, and supports community volunteers known as CASAs – Court Appointed Special Advocates, to provide a powerful voice for these children.
ProKids provides leadership and education to the community by creating specialized programs such as “Building Blocks” for children age birth-to-three, “Steps to Peace” to address family violence and the CASA University training program.
ProKids cultivates a committed community that provides the financial support necessary to reach more of these children and to stop the cycle of abuse and neglect.
2006 Outcomes
Each CASA's work has a dramatic impact on our children:
99% of our children were free from abuse while in the foster care system.
81% of our children did not change homes while in the foster care system.
71% of our children lived with their siblings while in the foster care system.
96% of our children received the educational or developmental services they needed to grow and achieve.
71% of our children had a permanent status within 16 months of being assigned a CASA.
33% of our children were adopted within 24 months of becoming eligible for adoption.
81% of our children returned home, were placed in an adoptive home, or placed in the legal custody of relatives or family friends at the time ProKids closed their cases. These children have the safe, permanent, nurturing home every child deserves.
82% of our children lived with their siblings after leaving the foster care system.
100% of our children experienced stability for at least 6 months after leaving the foster care system.
100% of children did not experience a recurrence of abuse after leaving the foster care system.
Financial Information
The following is an overview of ProKids’ income and expenses for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006:
Total Income: $1,033,268
Program Expenses: $ 708,953
Fundraising Expenses: $ 156,859
Administrative Expenses: $ 102,259
Total Expenses $ 968,071
Ending Net Assets: $1,218,922
2007 – 2008 ProKids Board of Trustees
President: Billy D. Thomason, Jr.
Past President: Jeb H. Head
President Elect: Lawrence Hawkins Jr.
Treasurer: Craig S. Young
MacKenzie Chavez
Ria C. Davidson
JoAnn G. Hagopian
Allison Head
Scott R. Heiser
T. D. Hughes
Stephen Lazarus
Darrell Leibson
Greg Leszczuk
Mary Carol Melton
Jennifer Ragland
Deni Tato
Rich Utecht
Hilary Vollmer
Zand Walters
Barbara G. Watts
Ginny Conlan Whitman
(Excludes sitting judges)