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Tonight's special guest is Mike Tikkanen from Hopkins, Minnesota, a returning NAASCA family member, founder and President of KARA (Kids at Risk Action), a non-profit action tank that supports the people, policies, and programs that improve the lives of at-risk children. Mike has an exciting new project he'd like to talk about tonight, Public Service Announcements (PSAs) drawing attention to how the COVID19 pandemic is impacting abused and neglected children. NAASCA has offered to partner with him in this effort! Mike is unapologetically and passionately committed to improving the lives of at-risk children. We recommend his book, 'Invisible Children', an uncomfortably close look at the American cycle of abuse and its cost. Mike explains, "The need for civic involvement of young future community leaders is the solution to America’s 'At Risk Youth' problem." Mike speaks of social and political child protection problems at local and national venues and has been the keynote speaker at business, community, and religious organizations. He lead a workshop at the UN in New York addressing the rights of children. Since 1996, he’s volunteered in the Guardian Ad-Litem program as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and has worked with many 'Invisible Children' who are part of the CPS system. Mike is passionate about improving the treatment of abused and neglected children. Contact him at: Mike@Invisiblechildren.org