Preventing Child Abuse

April's entries to my blog are dedicated to child abuse prevention month.

Thumbs up to the following:

To the Prevent Child Abuse Center in California for their second annual Heroes for Kids art contest that draws attention to child abuse prevention during child abuse prevention month. Winners are honoured with having their art displayed during Kids' Day at the Capitol, and also receive a $100 gift certificate to Target.

To Terra Morin and Janet Cortez, this year's and last year's winners respectively for the K-3 categories of the Heroes for Kids art contest.

Second grader Terra Morin won this year for her poster on eating dinner together. Second grader Janet Cortez won last year for her poster on preventing child abuse.

To the Rappahannock Area Council of Children and Parents (RACCAP) in Fredericksburg, Virginia for their Circle of Parents program. The program's goal is preventing child abuse and neglect by teaching parents good parenting skills and providing them with much needed support.

The Circle of Parents meets weekly. There is a supervised activity program for children and a discussion group for parents. Discussion topics are set for each meeting. All parents are welcome, whether they are couples or single or divorced Moms and Dads.

To Jenna Veazey, a King George County mother of 3 for her volunteer work as parent facilitator at the RACCAP Circle of Parents meetings in Dahlgren, Virginia.

For other lists of "thumbs up" events, check out these entries:
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If you, or someone you know is organizing an event for Child Abuse Prevention Month and would like me to post the information, send me the details on the Thumbs Up, Comments & Ideas form below. I'll do my best to post it in the next day or two.