Kids Defense Team, Inc.

We are a grassroots, community-based organization with nationwide outreach. Our sole purpose is to improve the lives of homeless children and teens. We also help children and teens nationwide that live in a low income family household. We accomplish this through donations of clothing and school supplies, support and assistance to families in need and programs that provide enrichment both educationally and culturally.

We are committed to our nation’s most helpless victims of homelessness and dedicated to their dignity, protection and care.

Prior to Kids Defense Team she was an office manager for a psychologist. She lived in Hawaii where she studied photography in college where she was a freelance photographer around the Island. She also worked for photo distribution lab. When she lived in California, she was a nanny for a child in the same building complex where she lived.

Pam now lives in Cecil County Maryland with her husband Brett. When not doing Kids Defense Team work, she and her husband Brett are caring for their parrots. Their kids are on their own with their own careers.

Growing up in a small mining town outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Joyce knows what it means to “Help Others”. Families in the mining town helped each other, looked after each other’s children, and were there to help pick up the pieces when someone needed a helping hand or consoling. This upbringing has instilled a passion to help others.

Joyce Hawkins has built her career around helping people. From working in the pharmaceutical industry to setting up a business to provide medical supplies to those who need home health care, Joyce is always the first to call when someone needs help. She endeavors to encourage and inform people, helping them locate the needed services or products.

Robert is from Atlanta, GA and currently the Technical Services and Public Relations Director for Kids Defense Team, Inc. He received his Bachelors in Computer Science from Georgia State University as well industry standard certifications such as A+, NET+, and Security+.

Robert started his volunteer work with the Insiders Teen Center sponsored by Prevention PLUS, Inc. from 1999-2004. He was responsible for implementing free technology labs in the city of Atlanta, GA for under privileged teenagers. In 2001 he joined up with Pam Tomlinson (President/CEO of Kids Defense Team, Inc.) where they helped develop solutions for keeping children safe online. This concept evolved into what we know today as Kids Defense Team, Inc.

Robert has worked with alongside major companies such as Microsoft, Dell, and Google. Currently in the United States Navy he has held jobs from Executive Aide to Network Security Administrator for 6 years. He is also currently the CEO of Slapp Network where he assists with the implementation of web projects and network consulting.