Kim Shechtman's Fundraiser for Kristi House

Please help me turn the tide on child sexual abuse and trafficking by supporting Kristi House. No child should suffer sexual abuse.

Kristi was a 9 year old girl. She loved to play with her dolls, ride her bike, and help her teacher erase the board after school. Kristi was also eight months pregnant – impregnated by her stepfather – giving birth to a child at the age of 10. Sadly her case is not unique. 

1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. 

1 in 5 children will be solicited for sex online.

In seconds, their childhoods are shattered, their innocence stolen forever. If left untreated, the effects haunt them for years, increasing the likelihood of drug and alcohol dependency, eating disorders, teen pregnancy, delinquency, violent crime and debilitating fear. While there are approximately 40 million survivors of sexual abuse in America today, sexual abuse is a crime that goes largely undetected. 

Kristi House provides vital services to victims of sexual abuse and other childhood trauma through advocacy, therapy and prevention education. 

Operating the nationally accredited Children’s Advocacy Center responsible for all of Miami-Dade County, Kristi House is the only facility dedicated to a mission of system coordination to ensure that all emotional, physical and legal needs for child sexual abuse and teen sexual assault victims are provided. All services are provided at no charge to victims and families. Kristi House also has Project Gold which provides outreach and services to girls exploited in sex trafficking to help them escape dangerous lives at the hands of traffickers and predators. 

Please help me in supporting this important cause and incredible organization. There are so many things going on in the world (especially right now) but we can all agree that no child should suffer abuse.