In April of 2025, join Senator Lauren Book, the Lauren’s Kids team, and thousands of survivors, advocates, and community members from across the state for the 10th anniversary of the Walk in My Shoes! Together, we’ll walk a combined total of 1,500 miles across Florida – beginning in Key West and ending in Tallahassee, bringing awareness, education, hope, and healing. Whether you’re able to walk with us for a block, a mile, or more, every step counts in the fight to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal.
Mark your calendar: the Walk returns April 2025 during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
6:45 AM
Southernmost Point of the United States 1400 Whitehead St Key West, FL US 33040
11:00 AM
J.D. Redd Park 550 N Homestead Blvd Homestead, FL 33030
8:30 AM
Miami City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133
12:00 PM
Kristi House Child Advocacy Center 1265 NW 12th Ave., Miami, FL 33136
8:30 AM
FTL War Memorial 800 NE 8th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL US 33304
8:30 AM
Bloomingdale's - Town Center at Boca Raton 5840 Glades Rd Boca Raton, FL US 33431
9:00 AM
Coral Springs Gymnasium - North Parking Lot 2501 Coral Springs Drive Coral Springs, FL 33065
7:30 AM
Project HELP 3050 Horseshoe Dr N Building B Naples, FL US 34104
8:00 AM
Safe Place & Rape Crisis Center 2139 Main St Sarasota, FL US 34237
11:30 AM
Manatee County Tax Collectors’ Office 819 301 Blvd. W. Bradenton, FL US 34205
12:30 PM
Pasco Kids First 7344 Little Rd New Port Richey, FL US 34654
8:30 AM
Brandon Exchange 459 Brandon Town Center Dr Brandon, FL US 33511
This Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month, we’re inviting YOU to be a part of our Walk in My Shoes Friendship Bracelet Project!
Help spread hope & healing for survivors of child sexual abuse & sexual assault.
From 2010 through 2018, Lauren’s Kids Founder and CEO Lauren Book took to Florida’s highways and byways – literally walking across the state of Florida to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. Lauren’s “Walk in My Shoes” started as her own healing journey, walking from the home in which she was abused more than 500 miles to the steps of the Historic Florida Capitol, and as a way to get people to pay attention to an issue too often confined to the shadows. Her walk grew to include tens of thousands of participants and span 1,500 miles from Key West up Florida’s east coast, traversing over to the West, and ending again in Tallahassee to advocate for legislative and societal change. Over the course of the Walk in My Shoes, Lauren logged more than 10,500 miles in the name of child protection, public awareness, and to let fellow survivors know that it’s OK to tell – and it’s OK to heal.
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