Eighty-five pairs of children's shoes dotted the steps of the State House's Grand Staircase Tuesday, providing a sobering visual of child abuse and neglect that advocates hope to one day eliminate through a range of programs aimed at supporting young families.
Eighty-five pairs of children's shoes dotted the steps of the State House's Grand Staircase Tuesday, providing a sobering visual of child abuse and neglect that advocates hope to one day eliminate through a range of programs aimed at supporting young families.
In 2007, during a push for stronger child protection laws, lawmakers cited 36,214 confirmed cases in 2006, a sum that reps said at the time could fill Fenway Park.