The 2015 4th Annual Phyllis Richards Austin Icon for Children Award will be presented on September 26, 2015 at the Austin Originals Benefit Concert at the Austin Music Hall. During this benefit, we will honor his/her accomplishments and contributions to society in making a better world and brighter tomorrow for our children.
Last year, the 3rd Annual Austin Icon for Children Award was received by Maxine Roberts as Community Activist & Barri Rosenbluth as Community Professional.
Maxine Roberts, Community Activist Award Recipient
Without Maxine Roberts, there would be no Center for Child Protection. In the late 1980's she was reading an article in the Statesman about the deaths of three young abused children. She was deeply affected by these deaths and spoke out for the need for a coordinated effort to prevent this from happening again. She decided to use her personal resources and position within the community to help establish the Center for Child Protection. Serving both as Founding Board Member and a volunteer, she worked directly with traumatized and abused children. In the Center's second year of development, Maxine contributed almost 1,000 volunteer hours in pursuit of a site for the center, furnishings, volunteers and funds. Moreover, she introduced the culture of charitable giving and advocacy at Lexus of Austin, who continues to remain a leader in children's advocacy and philanthropic giving to create real change for underserved children.
Barri Rosenbluth, Community Professional Award
Since 1989, Barri Rosenbluth's leadership in developing innovative solutions to prevent sexual and dating violence among youth are worthy of community-wide recognition. She is the Director and co-founder of SafePlace's Expect Respect program. Over the past 25 years, her vision has been instrumental in building an effective and nationally-recognized model for preventing interpersonal violence among youth. Expect Respect provides professional training and in-school counseling and support groups in the Austin area for K-12 youth hurt by violence. The Expect Respect program has served approximately 144,000 kids and teens. Barri has led the way in innovative service design, policy development, and community engagement for youth victims of sexual and dating violence. Her passion, vision and leadership have helped ensure that countless youth and communities can build a safe, healthy future in which they may grow and thrive.
Here is the program video and ceremony of 2014 awards:
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Austin Icon for Children Award - Maxine Roberts |
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Austin Icon for Children Award - Barri Rosenbluth |
For more information about the event, visit our website.
For questions or to submit your nomination form, please contact
Director of Development, Renee Hanson Malone.