(CNN) A stuffed animal. Some Kansas City Royals baseball cards. And a business card.

These three items may not sound like they go together, but a police officer in Kansas is using them to help children when they're feeling vulnerable.

Sarah Moreno, an officer with the Leavenworth Police Department, combines these three items in special care packages that she gives to children she comes in contact with who have been victimized or traumatized.

Officer Sarah Moreno

"(They are) usually victims of a sexual crime or something serious, and we have to come in there and be professional. At the same time, you have the condolences you would have for that child as well because they are going through this, and this is the worst time of their life," Moreno told CNN affiliate WDAF . "I tried to figure out how I can make part of that worst part of their life be a little better."

For her efforts, Moreno was presented with a Police Recognition Award from the city's police chief.

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