Awards & Recognition

Recent Achievements:

• Kristi House awarded two major grants from the National Children's Alliance for enhancing its mental health program with a deep South Dade office and a dedicated Haitian therapist position, January 2010.
• Kristi House awarded one of three grants in the country by U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for Addressing the Commercial Exploitation of Children, October 2009.
• Kristi House received one of three Urban Initiative grants from National Children's Alliance for its commercially sexually exploited children's program, Jan. 2009
• Kristi House received two other major grants from National Children's Alliance for its Therapy program, Jan. 2009
• Kristi House chosen as one of 15 delegates from the United States to join nearly 3,000 people from five continents in Brazil for the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children, November 2008

Recent Awards:

• Women Who Make a Difference Award for Trudy Novicki, from Junior League of Miami, Feb. 2009
• Trudy Novicki named by Miami Today “Best of Miami” Civic Leader, May 2008
• Reflections in Excellence Award, Miami Today and Conrad Hotel, July 2007
• NOVO Award for Non-Profit Innovation, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, March 2007
• Community Service Award for 2007 for Trudy Novicki from the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment
• The Sapphire Award from The Blue Foundation for outstanding health services to underserved communities, Dec. 2006