The Barron Foundation — Accountability

Where Every Dollar Goes.
What Every Sign Does.

The Barron Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 41-2418788). We believe transparency is the foundation of trust. Here is what we have built — and what your support makes possible.

Accountability

Impact is what we have changed — not what we have studied. Every page that follows is a receipt. Laws passed. Coalitions built. Children seen. State by state. Courtroom by courtroom.

50 States Reached by the Movement
8+ Years of Lived Advocacy Experience
500K Children Living Unprotected Right Now
Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence
58K+ Children Ordered Into Contact With Abusive Parents Every Year
Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence
Our Work

What The Barron Foundation Actually Does

The Barron Foundation does three things: we make protective parents visible through the #HotPinkForChildren movement, we educate communities and lawmakers about family court failures, and we fight for policy change that puts child safety first.

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Hot Pink Signs & Visibility

We put hot pink signs in the hands of protective parents at courthouses, businesses, and community events across America. Every sign is a declaration that a child’s safety matters. Every sign makes the invisible visible.

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Education & Awareness

We educate protective parents, advocates, businesses, and the public about coercive control, post-separation abuse, and the systemic failures of family courts — through our website, resources, magazine, and events.

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Policy & Coalition Building

We build coalitions with lawmakers, advocates, and community leaders across all 50 states. Family Court Awareness Month in November is our national platform for demanding accountability from the systems that are failing children.

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Community & Movement

The #HotPinkForChildren challenge and the Barron Standard Business Partner program are building a visible, national movement. Protective parents — mothers, fathers, and caregivers — are no longer fighting alone.

Financial Transparency

Where Your Donation Goes

As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are committed to putting the maximum possible resources toward our mission. Here is how contributions are allocated.

Signs & Movement Materials40%
Hot pink signs, bracelets, window kits, and event materials for protective parents and business partners
Education & Advocacy30%
Family Court Awareness Month campaigns, resource development, and community education
Coalition & Policy20%
Partnerships, legislative outreach, and national coalition building across all 50 states
Operations10%
Essential organizational infrastructure to keep the foundation running

Our Commitment to Transparency

The Barron Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 41-2418788). Your contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

We do not pay for advertising. We do not have paid lobbyists. We do not have a board of executives drawing six-figure salaries. Every dollar that comes in goes toward the mission.

Questions about our financials? Contact us directly at info@barron-foundation.org or 478.227.6393.

Our Journey

Eight Years and Counting

The Barron Foundation was built from lived experience — not a conference room. Here is how a mother who refused to stop became a national movement.

2018 — The Fight Begins

Entering the System

Dr. Kreslyn Barron Odum enters the family court system. What begins as a personal fight becomes the foundation of a national movement. The education starts here.

2022–Present — Coalition

National Safe Parents Organization

Member of the National Safe Parents Organization (NSPO) and featured in national news coverage alongside NSPO promoting child safety and family court reform. A coalition built on shared mission.

2024 — Founded

The Barron Foundation Is Born

The Barron Foundation is established — named for the founder’s middle name, her mother’s maiden name, and a lineage of women who do not bend.

2024 — Media

CNN & National Media

Featured as a trusted source for CNN investigative reporters and national media covering family court failures. The foundation’s voice reaches millions — and continues to grow.

2024 — Coalition

One Mom’s Battle

Partnership established with One Mom’s Battle — one of the nation’s leading communities for protective parents navigating narcissistic abuse and family court.

2025 — CASA

CASA — Training, Partnership & Fundraising

Completed training with CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) and established a formal partnership. The Barron Foundation partnered with CASA for state and local fundraisers — deepening ties between the two organizations and expanding resources for children in the court system.

2025 — Coalition

Georgia Protective Parents

Partnership with Georgia Protective Parents — strengthening state-level advocacy and community support for families navigating the Georgia family court system.

2025 — 501(c)(3) Status

Formally Recognized

The Barron Foundation receives formal 501(c)(3) nonprofit status (EIN: 41-2418788). Tax-deductible. Accountable. Built to last.

2025 — FCAM

Family Court Awareness Month

The Barron Foundation takes over Family Court Awareness Month — the national initiative bringing community voices to courthouses every November across all 50 states.

2025 — Washington D.C.

National Press Club Documentary

Featured in a documentary screened at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The family court crisis reaches a national audience.

2025 — First Event

First Hot Pink Day Event

The first Hot Pink Day event is held — hot pink signs at a courthouse, a community showing up together, and the proof that the movement is real. The model that will go national.

2025 — GWU

George Washington University — National Family Violence Law Center

Connected with the National Family Violence Law Center at George Washington University — deepening the foundation’s legal and policy knowledge base and national network.

2025 — Legislative Access

Capitol Hill & State Legislative Meetings

Dr. Odum brought the foundation’s mission directly to the halls of power in 2025 — meeting with Senator Jon Ossoff’s U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law — the bipartisan investigation into Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, U.S. Representative Buddy Carter, and Georgia State Representative Steven Meeks. She worked alongside the Georgia Domestic Violence Coalition at the Georgia State Capitol, Georgia Protective Parents, and connected with state senators and representatives from Arizona and Oregon. The Barron Standard is now a voice in the rooms where policy is made. Dr. Odum has also built working relationships with local law enforcement agencies and mayors throughout Georgia, as well as the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) — bringing the foundation’s mission into the heart of community leadership.

2025 — Legislation

Capitol Advocacy — Ridge’s Law Passes, Ethan’s Law Continues

Dr. Odum advocated at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta during the 2025 legislative session:

  • Kayden’s Law (Federal, 2022) — The Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act, signed into VAWA by President Biden. Bars courts from ordering reunification treatments without peer-reviewed evidence, requires qualified experts in abuse cases, and mandates judicial training on coercive control. The federal framework that gives Ridge’s Law and Ethan’s Law their moral and legal foundation.
  • Ridge’s Law (SB 259) — passed unanimously, giving parents accused of child abuse the legal right to a second medical opinion and reforming the DFCS child abuse allegation process. A direct win for protective parents.
  • Ethan’s Law (HB 253) — legislation to prohibit courts from ordering family reunification treatments that force harmful contact between a child and an abusive parent, headed by Georgia Protective Parents. The bill did not reach a final Senate confirmation vote. The fight continues.
2025–Present — Education

Ongoing Training Across Disciplines

The Barron Foundation invests deeply in continuing education — coercive control, narcissistic abuse, trauma treatment, forensic evaluation, high conflict communication, child safety, CASA advocacy, and family court reform. Direct engagement with leading practitioners across the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada brings a global perspective to an American crisis. Full credentials and certifications are available in the Press kit.

2026 — University of Manchester

Invited to ECCBS Stage 1 — International Research

Invited at the request of leaders in the field to participate in Stage 1 of the ECCBS — the first peer-reviewed scale developed to measure coercive control, child and mother sabotage, and post-separation abuse in family court contexts. The research, led by PhD researcher Nic Robson under the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, is designed to support structured professional assessments and inform safeguarding responses worldwide.

2026 — Now

The Movement Goes National

The #HotPinkForChildren movement, the Barron Standard Business Partner program, Family Ct. magazine, and Hot Pink Day event kits are bringing the fight into every community in America. Eight years and counting. The work continues.

The Real Measure

Impact Is the People
Who Stand With Us.

Hours logged and laws passed matter — but the truest measure of impact is the supporters who keep showing up. Grandmothers. Daughters. Neighbors. Strangers who became family.

This is what a movement looks like when it takes root.

Two supporters across generations standing together in Barron Foundation shirts — proof of a movement that now spans families and communities.

Be Part of What We’re Building.

Every donation. Every sign. Every business partner. Every shared post. It all adds up to a system that cannot look away from 58,000 children.

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The Barron Foundation

Fighting for child safety in family courts — through education, advocacy, and policy reform across all 50 states.

501(c)(3) Nonprofit · EIN: 41-2418788
Home of Family Court Awareness Month
478.227.6393 · info@barron-foundation.org

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