2011 Circle of Safety Fundraising Breakfast
Script of Michelle Herman’s Keynote Address
Delivered Nov. 10, 2011 to an audience of over 300 people at the Jack Reardon Civic Center in downtown Kansas City, Kansas.
In a perfect world no child will ever be hurt at the hand of an adult—but until that day comes, Wyandotte and Johnson County children have a safe place like Sunflower House to come tell their story, only once, and begin the healing process. Sunflower House began 14 years ago when the Wyandotte County Sunflower Children’s Center that was using a best practice approach for interviewing children suspected of being abused merged with the Johnson County Coalition for the Prevention of Child Abuse that was advocating for child abuse laws and educating the community on how to recognize and report suspected abuse.
Today, Sunflower House is a premier Children’s Advocacy Center. We PARTNER with educators, law enforcement, Continue reading
