"I
invite you to do what you can, when you can, and where you
can for children in need. They are everywhere. They need us
when they are in desperate situations. They need us even more
before these situation arise. Please do more. There is nothing
more worthy than to change the lives of children and direct
them in the paths they deserve. If you're not part of the
solution... what are you? Thank you for visiting us. Please
let us know your thoughts, opinions and suggestions... and
thank you for your contributions and donations. We couldn't
do it without you."
Christian S. Jensen
Founding Director
How S.K.I.D.S. Foundation began:
S.K.I.D.S. was conceived one night in 2000 as I lay in my
comfortable bed with my wife, wishing I could do more. I turned
off the television after the nightly news, just learning about
an innocent 3 year old little girl who was killed that same
day, at the hands of her mother's boy friend, while he was
tending the small child. As always, this made me physically
sick to my stomach as I thought about my own children sleeping
in their own comfortable beds. As my thoughts turned to inspiration,
I knew I needed to do more for kids in need. A strong, genuine
feeling touched my heart at that moment as I accepted my meaning/mission
in life. No more was I going to sit on the sidelines. These
very feelings began my desire to make sure that I would never
again simply talk about doing more. I had no idea what to
do. I just knew that I needed to be involved, and get others
involved. I began creating interest by opening my mouth to
my friends, family and even complete strangers, creating awareness
within my own world of influence. I began utilizing my connections
into the world of creative development and motion picture
production. I really wanted to gain the interest and participation
from celebrity friends I had aquired over my years working
in the motion picture industry. I thought of utilizing them
in order to get the attention of the general public. I wanted
to begin creating awareness campaigns that might open the
minds of people everywhere concerning very real issues involving
children, or in my opinion, true innocence. As time passed
my goals became more clear as I learned more about what was
really going on out there. I clearly noticed a huge and obvious
hole in the world of Charity organizations and what they were
trying to accomplish. They rarely have enough funding for
crucial awareness campaigns and exposure, which is everything
to a vital and succssful operation. I realized that I had
the ability, with my own film production company, to produce
PSA's or Public Service Announcements for worthy and genuine
causes that truly need help every day. I then wanted to take
these very PSA's and place them for these charity organizations
that were already doing what I so adimatley support. This
way I could really make a real difference in productivity
and feel like I really was helpful. There are so many causes
that are worthy of much more support than they receive. My
concept behind the foundation was to provide productive, proactive
awareness in order to protect and support our most precious
assets... True Innocence... Our Future... Our Children. |