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Advocate Kimberley Dial is shown with McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland with a proclamation declaring April 25Â Parental Alienation Awareness Day and Bubbles of Love Day.
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Lehigh fire district helps local school reach stuffed animal goals
By MELISSA BILL - | Apr 21, 2021
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Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District is partnering with Lehigh Elementary School on a stuffed animal drive to benefit the Department of Children and Families.
The collection of new stuffed animals will be ongoing throughout the month of April, which aligns with Child Abuse Prevention Month. National Child Abuse Prevention Month is held yearly to recognize the importance of families and communities working together to help prevent child abuse and neglect.
According to Katie Heck, spokesperson for the Lehigh Acres Fire Control and Rescue District, a member of their staff had a direct connection to this year’s fundraiser.
Advocacy center marks Child Abuse Prevention Month with workshops, training
Pinwheels, each representing an abused child, fill the front lawn of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin off of Wisdom Way in Greenfield. The display was put up for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Pinwheels, each representing an abused child, fill the front lawn of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin off of Wisdom Way in Greenfield. The display was put up for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
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GREENFIELD Irene Woods, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin, says April is the perfect time for people to become more aware of child abuse and find ways to end it as it is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty and Tommy Tsosie, legislative staff assistant with the Office of the Speaker, walk Monday in Window Rock, Ariz., to raise awareness for the prevention of sexual assault on the Navajo Nation. (Daily Times Photo/Noel Lyn Smith)
WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – Leaders on the Navajo Nation took time prior to the start of the tribal council’s Spring Session on Monday to focus on awareness and prevention of sexual assault.
To further conversation, Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty led an awareness walk with the purpose to honor victims of violence on the Navajo Nation and to advocate for survivor resources, to encourage dialogue, and to shed light on a topic that is often hidden in tribal communities.