BY ALEX STROHM For The OklahomanMany issues plague the world today, and it is hard for some voices to be heard among the crowd. However, one Oklahoma nonprofit is turning the volume up for the needs of the future generation. The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy is meeting the needs of Oklahoma's kids through educational resources, programs and advocacy. Sunbeam Family Services and the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy recently appointed 8-year-old Justin Evers as Oklahoma's first Kid Governor. Justin, a second-grader at John Rex Charter Elementary School, was one of 19 children ages 7 to 11 who submitted videos for the “Vote 4 Kids” campaign, led by Sunbeam and OICA. His term as Kid Governor began in April and will end in November at the 2016 Oklahoma Kids Count Conference. During Justin's term, he will address issues affecting the well-being of Oklahoma's children, including foster care, childhood poverty, early childhood education and mental health. Justin says he wants Oklahomans to pay attention to issues that affect the state's children, specifically foster care.Read more on NewsOK.com
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