KOKH Website - Parents Who Passed MD-CAPA Law

We now urgently need a stronger digital presence to:

Raise funds so parents are not carrying these efforts alone
Organize and communicate with members, volunteers, and supporters
Host educational materials for judges, lawyers, and policymakers
Run petitions and campaigns (both legislative and, where appropriate, for individual families in crisis)

In practical terms, we are looking for a simple but well-structured site with:
- A clear public-facing homepage explaining who we are and what we do
- Sections for: About, Legislative Efforts, Education & Training, Support Network, Petitions & Campaigns, Membership/Get Involved, Resources, News/Updates, and Contact

Basic backend tools to:

-Publish content and resources
-Create and manage petitions/campaigns
-Collect and track donations
-Manage an email/newsletter list
-Support simple member sign‑ups and segmentation

We are not asking for a custom platform; we are hoping for a solid, maintainable site (for example, on WordPress, Squarespace, or a similar CMS)

This website project is a practical way to turn KOKH's mission into real, everyday impact.

Our mission is to prevent child abduction, protect children's relationships with their parents, and improve how courts and systems handle high‑risk cases. We are a small, parent-led group that helped get the Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act (MD-CAPA) passed, but we still don't have a proper digital home for our work. Right now, everything is scattered across emails, documents, and personal networks.

With this project, volunteers will help us:

Create a clear, trustworthy home base where families, lawyers, judges, and legislators can quickly see who we are, what MD‑CAPA does, and how to get involved.

Share practical information (guides, templates, training invitations, recordings) so parents and professionals can recognize abduction risks and use the law correctly.

Run petitions and campaigns around key laws, court practices, and urgent family cases, so many voices can be heard together instead of one parent standing alone.

Accept donations and build a supporter and member base, so our advocacy and education are no longer limited by a few parents' personal finances.

By building this site, volunteers are not just “making a website.” They are giving a vulnerable group of parents and children a microphone, a meeting place, and a set of tools to protect kids and push for safer, fairer systems.

We have already done substantial preparation to make this project focused and actionable. A small core team of parent leaders is committed to working closely with the volunteer, making decisions quickly, and providing all needed input. We have a clear site structure, priority pages, and functionality mapped out (Home, About, Legislative Efforts, Education & Training, Support Network, Petitions & Campaigns, Membership, Resources, News, Contact), so we are not starting from a blank page. We have draft content for our mission, story, MD‑CAPA legislative work, and basic descriptions of our programs, and can supply logos, photos, and examples of similar sites we like.

Internally, we have agreed that this website will be our primary hub for fundraising, petitions, and educational outreach, and we have designated one person who will be responsible for learning the CMS and maintaining the site after launch. That means the volunteer's work will not sit unused: we are ready to implement donation forms, petitions, and email signups as soon as they are configured, and to keep content updated. We are open to the volunteer's recommendations on tools and best practices, and we will respect their time by responding quickly, coming to meetings prepared, and making decisions so the project can move forward smoothly and successfully.