Sessions Named 2022 recipient of the Chiles Advocacy Award

As President and CEO of The Ounce of Prevention Fund of Florida, Sessions has raised funds to support underserved and vulnerable children and young mothers, protected and leveraged those investments, and tirelessly called on state leaders to recognize that the wisest money spent is on prevention. His advocacy efforts resulted in an additional $42 million for The Ounce and the establishment of Healthy Families Florida, the state’s largest evidence-based home visiting program that has proven to keep families together and out of the child welfare system.

“Doug Sessions has been relentless in his dedication to the vision of Lawton and Rhea Chiles, and has worked every day to create a better place for Florida’s less fortunate children and families, who have been hit so hard by the modern pandemic,” said Dr. Phyllis Kalifeh, President and CEO of The Children’s Forum. “Doug is the embodiment of the giving spirit of the late Governor and First Lady, and he is richly deserving of this recognition.”