Family Support Network (FSN), a nonprofit agency dedicated to strengthening families through the prevention of child abuse and neglect has chosen Shanti Khinduka, Ph.D., dean and the George Warren Brown School Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, as their 2004 Guardian Angel award recipient.
The award will be presented at the “Every Child Needs a Hero” Gala at the Missouri Athletic Club April 17.
FSN executive director Dorothy Heltibrand said that Khinduka was the obvious choice for the award given his history at Washington University.
“We are delighted to be presenting this award to Shanti Khinduka for his nearly thirty years of service to Washington University and the St. Louis community,” Heltibrand said.
“He has been the impetus for innovative and effective programs at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work which has graduated thousands of social workers who have played significant roles in saving children from injury and maltreatment.”
In addition to the award presentation, the gala will feature silent and oral auctions as well as dinner and entertainment provided by the Blue Knights of the Gateway Jazz Band.
Tickets are $150 for individuals or $1500 for a table of eight. Proceeds from the event benefit FSN’s programs and services.
Since 1982, Family Support Network (FSN) has focused on strengthening children and their parents by providing family therapy free of charge. Services are provided in families’ homes and in schools for six to 12 months.
For more information about FSN and their services or to purchase tickets for the “Every Child Needs a Hero” gala, contact Lynn Frost at 314-963-1450 or lfrost@familysupportnet.org.