This week on Houston Newsmakers: After stories of children being neglected, missing, and presumed dead, what can we do about it? Also: Newly-appointed Rice U president Dr. Reginald DesRoches says he is ready to get to work to spur university growth.
Last week in the Houston region, we saw story after story of children being neglected, being killed, or missing and presumed dead.
Dr. Bob Sanborn, President & CEO, Children at Risk, Amy Smith, Sr. Director of Operations and Communications for Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating CouncilDr. Bob Sanborn is the President and CEO of Children at Risk, an organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children. He says much of the suffering of our children could be reduced if our local and state governments made children a higher priority.
Dr. Sanborn is joined by Amy Smith, the Senior Director of Operations and Communications for the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. She says children need to learn early on what boundaries they can set for themselves. Last week was a whirlwind for Dr. Reginald DesRoches. With at least 70 family members in town and thousands more on the University Quad to celebrate his inauguration as the 8th president of Rice University, he admits his focus was on just getting past the moment and looking ahead to planned growth that will make an already great university even better.