National Child Incident Database Development

The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive national database to provide information about child abuse and child protection in the U.S. We compile information about child deaths and egregious incidents involving at-risk children in America. Kids At Risk Action (KARA) aims to centralize and streamline data collection to better understand and address the issues facing vulnerable children. The database will serve as a critical tool for policymakers, social workers, and researchers to identify patterns, allocate resources effectively, and implement preventive measures. The project will involve designing a user-friendly interface, ensuring data security and privacy, and creating a robust backend to handle large volumes of data. This initiative will provide learners with the opportunity to apply their knowledge of database management, data security, and user interface design in a real-world context.

Theta/CASA/KARA/Google Community Outreach Project

Connecting Thetas to a project their sorority supports (nationally) to the CASA organizations in their community.Theta learners will help their community CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) organizations find more volunteers and support for abused and neglected children where they live. KARA is looking for Theta sorority members to connect with CASAs in their state to help CASA programs connect to free Google ad Programs, build their social media, and coach individual advocacy that will improve community awareness and participation.Child Protection in the U.S. is struggling to keep abused children safe in every state. All CASAs need more community support, volunteers and public awareness for the children they serve. Learners will be made aware of their community's Child Protection System and help grow awareness, volunteerism, and support for their state's CASA organization and the children it serves.Kids At Risk Action is funding and delivering programs that help CASAs gain access to Google's Ad Grant program, connect to their community and increase the level of care abused and neglected children receive.

Child Advocate Training Program

The main goal for the project is to build and launch a program to train child advocates. This program will aim to educate and empower individuals to support abused and neglected children, create awareness, and involve the community in ending childhood trauma and generational child abuse. Students will study the landscape of child abuse in America today, strengths and weaknesses of our institutions, learn about the available legal and social support systems for children, and develop effective advocacy strategies.

DATA MAPPING

Improving the lives of abused and neglected children in the U.S. by compiling and visualizing important data and text information from states and counties in the U.S. to demonstrate to the public and policy makers current conditions and performance in CPS (Child Protective Services) in the nation today.

Data Visualization for Kids At Risk Action (KARA)

The main goal for the project is to create superior visualization of complex data for KARA's book and social media. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:- Understanding the complex data related to abused and neglected children.- Identifying the key points and statistics that need to be visualized.- Creating visually appealing and easy-to-understand graphics and charts.- Collaborating with the KARA team to ensure the visualizations align with their mission and goals.- Incorporating the visualizations into the book and social media platforms.

Tracking Child Abuse, Trauma and Self-Harm In The Medical Field

Through KARA's social media, media outreach and next book, gather and present to the public and professionals (lawmakers, administrators & policy makers) healthcare data, interviews and articles outlining the underreported reality of child abuse, trauma and self-harm in the U.S.