"Claire's Comfort for Kids" was created by Claire Helmen, daughter of ICADV Program Services Director Linda Olvey, and a 7th grade student at Saint Thomas Aquinas School. Having observed her mother's work with victims of domestic violence, Claire wanted to find a way to help children who are often victims of trauma. “Claire's Comfort for Kids”, facilitated by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department provides blankets to all IMPD patrol officers, who can offer them to children when they are called in to assist those involved in traumatic situations such as domestic abuse, auto accidents, fires, separation from parents, etc. Claire hopes that these blankets will provide comfort and a sense of security. We could not have begun this project without the vision and financial support of Junior Achievement of Indianapolis, who designated "Claire’s Comfort for Kids” as their 2008 Summer Biz Camp project, producing over 500 blankets for our IMPD patrol officers. Claire was honored as the Ernst and Young’s 2008 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, thanks to Junior Achievement’s gracious sponsorship.
For more information, or if you are interested in supporting this worthy project, please contact Linda Olvey at 317-917-3685 ext 7.

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