Make it Zero The Movement to Safeguard Every Child

by Bowley, Mary Frances; Franklin, Jennifer Bradley

• ISBN13: 9780802413857
• ISBN10: 0802413854
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-01-05
• Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services, Inc.

Summary

"When we correct the factors that keep children at risk, we can make a difference in the lives of those children and the adults they’ll grow up to be."— Mary Frances Bowley

Children are meant to imagine bright futures and chase them. But for the millions of at-risk children in America, hope is lost in the heavy fog of trauma. Make It Zero is a call to bring it back.

Tying shocking statistics to real stories, Make It Zero explores various forms of childhood vulnerability and offers specific ways for everyone to end them. It reveals the world of opportunity behind a single moment of compassion, and it teaches us that when we help the hopeless dream again, we ourselves come more alive.

A book for everyone—moms, dads, teachers, bus drivers, nurses, whomever—it calls us to fulfill our responsibility to children and build a world that is safe for every last one.

Each of us is only one person, but one person determined to act is powerful. Moments can multiply into movements and create groundswells of change. Make It Zero is your moment. Be inspired. Be empowered. Help bring hope to every child.

Author Biography

MARY FRANCES BOWLEY is the President and Founder of Wellspring Living, an organization fighting childhood sexual abuse and exploitation since 2001. She has been a leader in bringing the fight against child sex-trafficking to Atlanta and is a founding member of the Governor's Task Force for CSEC Victims. Bowley was appointed to the Governor's Commission on Domestic Violence in 2010. Bowley has also received the Martin Luther King Community Service Award, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Community Service Award, the Soroptimist Ruby Award, the DDG Lifetime Achievement Award, and partner with PASSION Conferences. Recently, the White House Blue Campaign called on Bowley to share her expertise with a variety of leaders interested in the issue of the sexual exploitation of children. She is the author of A League of Dangerous Women. Bowley is married to her best friend, Dick, and has 2 sons and 2 grandsons. Bowley currently resides in Peachtree City, GA.