Revved Up Kids

Revved Up Kids offers Safety Sense for Children for ages 6-11, with personal safety and self-defense training for children in an age appropriate way. It also offers Teen Self-Defense Workshops, Protected While Connected online safety training for ages 10-14, and Safe on Campus for high school seniors and young women living on college campuses.

Programs

• Safety Sense for Children — 6-11 · Personal safety and self-defense training for children in an age appropriate way; workshop length 45 minutes to 2 hours.
• Teen Self-Defense Workshops — teens and tweens; Safer Teen Girls is available for girls and young women ages 11 and older, STRONG Teens is available to co-ed groups in middle and high school · Comprehensive safety and self-defense training addressing real life and online dangers.
• Protected While Connected — 10-14 · Interactive online safety training about guarding online privacy, managing online reputation, and staying safe from online predators and pornography.
• Safe on Campus — high school seniors and young women who are living on college campuses · Young woman’s self-defense class to help stay safer from campus dangers and defend herself if attacked.
• Safety Seminars for Parents — parents and caregivers · Two seminars that teach parents and caregivers how to be better protectors of their children in real life and online.
• Staff & Volunteer Training — staff and volunteers of youth-serving organizations · Darkness to Light training to equip staff and volunteers to protect the children in their care.
• Live Virtual Training — Live virtual training via Zoom.
• Video Training — Video training available on Vimeo On-Demand.

At a glance

• Ages: 6–18 years old

About the provider

Revved Up Kids is a 501c3 nonprofit on a mission to protect children and teens from sexual abuse, exploitation and trafficking in real life and online. It has Top Rated Nonprofit status for the past eight years, and its programs meet Georgia Laws SB401 (Erin’s Law) and HB287. STRONG Teens fulfills the GaDOE self-defense training requirement for high school.

• DeKalb County online safety training — Free for DeKalb County residents, sponsored by the DeKalb County Human Services Department.

Safety Sense for Children is age appropriate and empowering, not frightening; Protected While Connected is fully turnkey and delivered via the Renaissance Nearpod platform; each module lasts approximately 20-30 minutes; the grant for the DeKalb County program ends on 2026-11-30 and student links will expire then.

What families say

“Excellent self defense class for kids. My 9 year old was very engaged and the material was presented in an age appropriate manner. The instructor was so good at explaining things in a way that all the kids understood and could process. Highly recommend!!” — Stephany Darden

Last updated October 20, 2026.