April is child abuse and neglect prevention month.
This provides an opportunity to raise awareness and educate the community about
the reality that child abuse and neglect is everyone’s responsibility. It
is a community’s duty to build strong families and keep kids safe. Of
course, child abuse doesn’t just happen in April, but our Turn the Town Blue
campaign allows us to focus on this problem that we face year round.
No one wants to see children abused but we often wonder,
“What can I really do?” We hope that our Blue Ribbon Anthology can answer
that question. This dramatic presentation, similar to a one act play,
demonstrates, that child care providers, neighbors, teachers, professionals and
others have a vital part to play in child abuse prevention. Anthologies are
being presented across the community during April to reach a variety of
audiences, including church members, child care providers, human services
clients, and college students. Attendees meet Angie, a stressed
parent of three who is just trying to make it, a day at a time. We follow
Angie as she gathers resources and finds a support system, that ultimately
helps her avoid a terrible tragedy. Research about the Protective Factors
that help families become resilient to abuse and neglect indicates that
families lacking basic resources, such as food shelter, opportunities to
socialize and parenting knowledge are more likely to abuse. The Anthology
emphasizes that it is the simple acts of kindness, the intentional building of
relationships with parents by teachers and workers, and the understanding that
all parents need help sometimes is what makes a community strong. Our
annual month long campaign celebrates strong families and communities that
invest in resources to help those that struggle. Everybody needs help!
How will you help keep a child safe this month and every
month? For more information on becoming part of this campaign, call Karyn
van Heijningen, Community Impact Programs Inc, at 945-0241. For more
information about the Blue Ribbon Anthology or to get resources to strengthen
your family and build resiliency, call Nancy Morey, Coordinator of Prevention
Services Network, at 697-4584.
The Blue Ribbon Anthology
A dramatic Reading
A
performance demonstrating how a
community
unites to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Come
see how YOU can help keep kids safe.
Monday, April 14th,
11:00 AM, Outreach Center
2006 60th
Street, Kenosha, WI
Registration required: Megan @
262-652-5545
Thursday, April 17th,
6:30 PM Kenosha County Center
Hwys:45 & 50,
Bristol, WI
Registration required: Kathy
Burns @ 262-697-4628
Wednesday, April 23rd,
11:30 AM Gateway College, Commons Area
3520 30th
Avenue, Kenosha, WI
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