Sierah Strong is our self-awareness and defense program, offered as an in-school curriculum, empowering teachers to provide life-saving skills to their students, and as a community program for groups like scouts, youth groups, or afterschool programs. 

For the Community: Our community program teaches self-awareness and defense training provided year-round by Justice for Sierah free of charge. Young people ages 6 -16 learn to defend themselves in potentially dangerous situations. They receive laminated KidPrint IDs that feature their photo, fingerprint, and vital statistics, such as height, weight, and hair color, to help find a missing child. This is essential because your fingerprint NEVER changes! Since starting in 2019, we have empowered more than 1,000 boys and girls in this program!

For the Schools: Based on the success of our community programming, we have developed the Sierah Strong for the School’s curriculum to bring self-awareness and defense training into schools. Seven health and PE lessons that meet National learning standards teach functional skills to keep young people safe online and in the community. Our goal is to ensure that every student receives Sierah Strong instruction annually, fostering their confidence and preparedness to respond swiftly if necessary. The curriculum is now available for all interested schools, reinforcing the importance of self-defense, empowerment, and knowledge in safeguarding our youth within the education system.

Sierah’s Law

Following Sierah’s death, Sierah’s family worked tirelessly to educate Ohio lawmakers on the value of a violent offender database in providing community awareness and expediting the process of finding kidnapped individuals. In December 2018, Sierah’s Law passed unanimously in the Ohio House with a vote of 85-0, and it created a database that can now be used by law enforcement and everyday citizens to find out where violent offenders live in our communities.