Saturday, April 2, 2011

Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.
To kick off the month, the Child & Family Support Center
does a presentation for the community to learn more about the problem
of child abuse and the resources that the community has to prevent it.On the steps of the Cache County Courthouse are 192
pairs of children's shoes representing the 192 substantiated cases
of child abuse inCache County during the last year.
We planted a garden full of 538 pinwheels, one pinwheel
representing ten children that were served by the
Child & Family Support Center over the past year.Esterlee, the director of the center, talking about the services
the center provides and the importance of this month.The ribbon cutting ceremony officially marking the
beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month.All the interns with our supervisor Jen.Kimmy and I.
Another way that we get the word out about our center is
by putting flocks of flamingos in businesses and people's yards.
People pay to put flocks out and the center puts up four flocks
every day and takes them down every night at different places.
To learn more about the Child & Family Support Center
or child abuse prevention visit cachecfsc.org.

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