Irene van der Zande smiles as she works with a young child, who is also smiling.

Choosing Hope Over Fear: Kidpower Teaches Safety Skills in Empowering, Effective, Fun Ways

When Irene van der Zande stepped between a group of children and a man threatening to kidnap one of them in 1985, she had one goal: Protect the children.    A young mother, she was leading the group — which included her own two children — on a field trip to the city art museum. […]

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