Champion for Child Well-Being

Each year, the Arizona State University Center for Child Well-Being recognizes individuals who have demonstrated dedication and commitment to ensuring that children are living in safe, supportive, and nurturing communities. The purpose of the Champion for Child Well-Being award is to recognize contributions made to children living throughout the United States, whether it is through the individual’s professional employment, volunteer work, or advocacy.

To nominate a Champion for Child Well-Being, please fill out the short nomination form using the button below.

Nominate a Champion

Past Honorees:

Yasmine Arrington Brooks, ScholarCHIPS, Inc.

2024:
Yasmine Arrington Brooks
Founder and Executive Director of ScholarCHIPS, Inc.

Jessica Katz, Family Preservation Project

2024:
Jessica Katz
Director
TheFamily Preservation Project

Tanya Krupat, Osborne Association

2023:
Tanya Krupat
Vice President of Policy & Advocacy at Osborne Association in New York

Rex Newton, Ph.D.

2023:
Rex Newton Ph.D.
Adjunct psychology instructor at Portland Community College

Image of Ryan Young Youth Empowerment Council President, Arizona Department of Child Safety, Champion for Child Well-Being

2022:
Ryan Young
Youth Empowerment Council President,
Arizona Department of Child Safety

Image of Sandra Barnhill Executive Director, Foreverfamily, Champion for Child Well-Being

2022:
Sandra Barnhil
Executive Director, Foreverfamily

Arizona State University, ASU, #1Innovation, Incarceration, children of incarcerated parents, BLM, social justice, incarceration rates, incarceration disparity, caring for a child whose parent is incarcerated

2021:
Ann Adalist-Estrin
Director of NRCCFI at Rutgers University
Camden New Jersey

2021:
Ebony Underwood
Founder, We Got Us Now

Champion for Child Well Being, CIP2019, ASU, #1Innovation

2019:
Sister Teresa Fitzgerald
Hour Children

Champion for Child Well Being, CIP2019, ASU, #1Innovation

2019:
Bill Owsley
Office of the Legal Advocate,
Maricopa County