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As I reflect on and close out 2022 I can’t help but think wow what a year we had!! As an organization we must celebrate our accomplishments but to also focus on what didn’t work out so well. As we we grow it is important to evolve, we do that by learning as we go....

About a month ago, while up in Tualatin for our Kids Firearm Safety 1 Class at Cabela’s. I had the pleasure of meeting a great family that had a very special young man. Young Ryker showed up really early with his father. When they walked in I noticed something...

The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation recently taught a class in Tualatin Oregon, at the Cabela’s store. We had a kid that joined us that is vision impaired. He had a brain tumor at a young age that effected his optical nerve. It was this situation that left him permanently...

I want to start by saying that we pray for all of the families that have been affected by the recent senseless tragedies in Uvalde and Buffalo. One thing that we can all agree on is that we want the violence to stop. Every loss of life is one too many. This could be a...

We have an exciting new fundraiser coming up with one of our newest sponsors, HUXWRX Safety Co. HUXWRX Safety Co have chosen to invest in the very important work that we do to protect children by donating (4) of their Rad 22 suppressors. Our most important class is...

In the past I would put out a blog post once every other week. The writing is therapeutic for me and gives me a good outlet but it is also very time consuming. I made the executive decision to take a short break.  We have had a busy few months which made it tough to...

I’m writing this blog post from a small room in the Lane County Courthouse. I am watching the murder trial of one of my good friends on closed circuit TV. There will be more information about this situation in upcoming posts. Over the past few months I have put a...

I have spent the past few days looking over all of the data and list of accomplishments that the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation for 2021. Considering the state of Oregon was still locked down due to Covid, we were able to get back to some sort of “normal.” In 2020 we were...

I will never forget where I was, in the middle of the night, when the universe spoke to me. I was working a graveyard shift on a local rapid transit project. I was driving a dump truck through downtown Eugene about 3 AM. There was a flash of light and a voice said...

Part of our journey has been really hard work. There have been countless hours dedicated to demoing and perfecting our message. Honing the information presented to the families that we serve. What is important to realize about our organization is that we are a service...