Family Support Network (FSN), a nonprofit agency dedicated to strengthening families through the prevention of child abuse and neglect, has named Shanti K. Khinduka the recipient of its 2004 Guardian Angel award.
Khinduka, Ph.D., is dean of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work and the George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor.
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 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 30 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.”
Since 1982, 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 or the gala, contact Lynn Frost at 963-1450 or lfrost@familysupportnet.org.