Merdes Kids Club
Every child has a right to their childhood – a hopeful existence free of exploitation, violence, neglect, and extreme poverty. Children need education, health services, consistent support systems as well as love, hope and encouragement; all these things and more are required in order to experience childhood to the fullest, and to eventually develop into healthy, capable adults.
-from TakingItGlobal.org
Children don't vote. They don't have lobbyists or public relations firms. The interests of Alaskan children are sometimes considered unimportant. They can get lost in the system. The Fairbanks-based Merdes' Kids Club was formed in 2007. Its goal is to help Alaskan kids grow in safer, more supportive environments.
Merdes' Kids Club is the product of more than 30 years experience working with families through legal and educational pursuits.
We help kids. Its that simple.
What We Believe
“The child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding. The child should be fully prepared to live an individual life in society…in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity.”
-from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child