John M. Rinaldi

Thank you to the many people who have supported KathyRinaldiHope through the years.  Recently, we even made a minor contribution to the cancer relief efforts through Broadway Cares to show our appreciation in recent successes within our own family.  Although we did not meet our over zealous reach of $10,000.00, we still did our best and am proud to say, we've helped yet again.  Thank you yet again, to our friend Brooke who helped us achieve this recent goal.

To know us means to know we are tirelessly at your service to play our part in creating synergy to help heal the world.  And thanks to the many people who continuously inspire us to become unselfishly better.  

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To date, 19 April 2012, we have earned over 132,620 friends who like what we have to say- won't you join us?  And to those who've already clicked "like" below, thank you for your continued support.

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Creating synergy to help heal the world.

19 April 2012 commemorates the 15 anniversary of the death of my beloved sister Kathy.  I miss you every day, and my heart continues to breaks each and every day since our losing you.  

This is for you Kathy.   

LESSON TO BE LEARNED:  If you have children, I implore you to read throughout this site and teach what you know/ use what you've learned on your children.  We cannot always protect our kids, but we can teach them facts that will forever remain present....  &  We face traumatic experiences throughout our lives.  It is, after all very much a part of life.  But, just know this- how we react will determine the individual we then become.  We have a choice.  We can easily be the victim or the champion that often lays dormant within each and every one of us.  It's all up to you.  

If you take anything away from this, remember the above message and your life will always remain your own.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:  A good man should never defend.  A lesser man may insist........  never ever apologize... and continue to look forward for tomorrow is yet another day.  

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you imagine."     -Thoreau

...coming soon:  Trauma and how one traumatic derailment can mortally wound your child. 

The KathyRinaldiHope ® Foundation addresses every-day issues surrounding our children in order to promote "educational awareness" so that every child may become their best version.   Until that is a definitive reality, we offer this site as a resource and encourage your own dialogue.  

Our experience consists of 15+ years of research and unfortunately have experienced many of these pains first hand. 

As society has progressed in many ways, we as a collective whole have simply fallen short when it comes to child rearing today.  In order for our children to excel we need proper education of all the many issues surrounding our children and throughout this site we hope to enlighten and encourage.

If you love your children, PLEASE care for them properly- the more a child knows, the better a child will do.                             

From our family to yours,                                                                                                                                 John, Kelly, and baby Anthony.      

OUR MISSION:                                                                                                                                                                        

We ensure that all children live their best life.  

We do this by encouraging dialogue between adults and our children in ways that will create a sense of understanding- believing that the more a child knows, the better a child will do.  Quite often, due to no fault of their own, children fall victim to societal errors finding themselves in situations that will make a profound impact on who they are to become.  Be it abuse (sexual, mental, or physical), an illness, or disability- we believe all children deserve proper care and proper protection. Be it funding programs, creating resources, or volunteer work, we dedicate ourselves to the children of the world and with the hopes that all kids have what they need to become their best self.

HOW WE ACHIEVE OUR GOAL:                                                                                                                                                 

The KathyRinaldiHope ® Foundation educates children and the public at large, about issues our children face in today's world. We do this by enlisting heroes in film, television, and within our own communities to create dialogue of the many issues our children face daily and in doing so, arm them with the proper resources such as knowledge and understanding.

COMMON SENSE RIGHT?  

Everyday, children are faced with situations such as sex, drugs, abuse, neglect...  situations we as adults often find too hard to bare and understandably ill-prepared for.  How then, may I ask, can we expect our children to survive such an experience?  

WE CAN'T.

I was attacked by my neighbor at age 12.  Look at any 12 year old!  Go ahead, look!  Even today, how could we ever suspect that a young child could ever fall victim?  It's too much for any of us to believe...  WE THEN CONFIRM..  "NOT My CHILD!!!"  But they are, and if not protected, we are as bad as the would be monsters!.   Abuse happens every day and the reason being is that the overall conception is that since WE DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE, IT SIMPLY DOESN'T EXIST.  

Unfortunately life doesn't come with an instruction manual.  For that I am sorry.  Fortunately for all of us, we pledge to be that manual and will cover as much as physically possible.  That being said, p[lease stay in touch and visit often as this will expand and unfold until all children may then live their best life.  We will show adults how to be vigilant in child safety and teach them to recognize a child at risk, we will share with children how to seek help, and we will demonstrate the importance of follow through.  We cannot end abuse.  We can however make said abuse situational and not life altering.  

We do not solicit funds, and have sustained by private funding.  

This IS ENTIRELY A VOLUNTEER BASED ORGANIZATION who's only objective is to help our most valuable resource- our children to become their best version.  With this site and through our many efforts we hope to provide vital information and raise awareness of the many issues kids face every day.  In doing so, we will undoubtedly empower both children and society alike in ways that will evoke safer, and happier children.  

-our hands are only open to give......

If you take away just one thing, I'd like it to be this one thing that has taken me years to learn.  Abuse can be situational and not life altering provided basic understanding and simple knowledge.  Abuse is a problem of the abuser and the abuser alone.