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Diane Latiker
Loreal Paris "Woman Of Worth" Top Honoree 2016 / BET "Shine The Light" Awards 2013 / Red Cross "Community Impact" Award 2012 / CNN Top Ten Hero 2011 / Founder - Kids Off The Block
The mother of eight children, “Ms. Diane” has the children refer to her, is a 29 year resident of the Roseland community on the far south side of Chicago. She founded Kids Off The Block, Inc. (KOB) in her home in July of 2003. Ms. Latiker was given this vision through her mother Evangelist Ruth Jackson. Ms. Jackson, saw that the youth in the neighborhood liked and respected her daughter. Looking at the children that were always at her home, Ms. Diane saw health professionals, doctors, lawyers, professional musicians, professional sports figures, politicians, and actresses, and the list goes on. Ms. Diane believed that she could make a difference in the community, and in the many youth that she came in contact with daily. She became encouraged and opened up her home to get these young people off the streets and involved in programs that would benefit them for the rest of their lives.
Speech Topics
9. Understanding Today's Youth
8. How to start a Nonprofit
7. Community Organizing
6. Leadership in the Community
5. Youth Leadership
4. Education (Urban Youth)
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