Prevention Programs
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April was National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month Kids Central encouraged community partners, community members, and our system of care to wear blue and plant a pinwheel garden to help bring awareness and support to the prevention of child abuse. Kids Central partners with dozens of organizations to highlight the incredible work done across …
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In Due Time
Have you ever noticed that a Volkswagen Beetle can turn around on a dime, but tractor trailers require a lot more space and time to make the same turn? When a mom who is deep in substance abuse has her child taken away, she is much like the tractor trailer. It takes time to get …
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19th Annual Break the Silence on Violence
The FVP Workgroup and CCASA consists of representatives from a variety of social service and community agencies who work together to address and reduce family violence and substance abuse. These are both issues we must be vigilant in addressing in our community.
ReadThy Mother and Father And Second Line!
Each May and June we put two Sundays aside to honor our Mothers and our Fathers. Well, truth be told we should be doing this all the time – but May and June are the traditional months set aside for honoring the heads and hearts of our families.
ReadKCI Blog Post #5 Mother
Have you ever noticed that a Volkswagen Beetle can turn around on a dime, but tractor trailers require a lot more space and time to make the same turn? When a mom who is deep in substance abuse has her child taken away, she is much like the tractor trailer. It takes time to get …
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