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Kids At Risk Action (KARA)
Kids At Risk Action (KARA)
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Description

KARA’s mission is to support the people, policies, and programs that make life better for abused and neglected children by creating awareness, initiating programs and conversations that involve the community in ending childhood trauma and generational child abuse.

Number of employees
11 - 50 employees
Year established
2001
Company website
http://www.invisiblechildren.org
Categories
Education Humanities Market research Social Sciences
Industries
Education Government Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society Public relations & communications Publishing & printing
Representation
Community-Focused Social Enterprise

Recent projects

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Community Engagement Initiative for At-Risk Youth

Students will research challenges faced by at-risk children, develop outreach programs, collaborate with nonprofits, and present actionable solutions to improve community impact.

Community engagement Social work + 1 more
Intermediate
100 hours
Admin: Mike Tikkanen
Open
Child Welfare Impact Analysis

KARA seeks Masters/PhD students to research child trauma, creating data-driven insights, tools, and policy recommendations for child protection. Deliver research, analysis, and policy suggestions.

Data analysis Data visualization + 3 more
Advanced
200 hours
Admin: Mike Tikkanen
Open
Enhancing KARA's Weekly Newsletter

Redesign KARA's newsletter for better engagement by analyzing, prototyping, and presenting findings to enhance readability and align with KARA's mission.

Communications Community engagement + 3 more
Intermediate
40 hours
Admin: Mike Tikkanen
Open
Creating Awareness For the Health and Wellbeing of Texas Abused and Neglected Children

Students will assess community needs, develop strategies, and raise awareness for at-risk children, applying public health skills in a nonprofit setting.

Public Health Community engagement + 1 more
Intermediate
100 hours
Admin: Mike Tikkanen

Latest feedback

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Kalpdrum Passi
Full Professor
It was a great learning experience for the students as the project exposed them to a lot of hands-on challenges and showed them how to approach and solve problems. They also learnt how to work in teams.
August 5, 2026
Child Welfare Impact Analysis
Kids At Risk Action (KARA) x Laurentian University
Rachael Evans
Learner
I am very grateful for this opportunity. It was a great learning experience.
June 22, 2026
Enhancing KARA's Weekly Newsletter
Kids At Risk Action (KARA) x DeVry University
Arielle Kirby
Learner
Mike was responsive to any of my messages. I learned a lot out the KARA organization and their mission to help those who need a voice.
June 19, 2026
Enhancing KARA's Weekly Newsletter
Kids At Risk Action (KARA) x DeVry University