Tag: child abuse
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Opinion: CASA volunteers establish safe, stable, permanent home for children
Child abuse and neglect is a serious problem affecting every segment of our community, and finding solutions requires input and action from everyone. While this is vital in any year, it is even more important in these challenging times when a family’s way of life is upended because of the COVID pandemic. Child abuse can…
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Adults promote child protection during COVID-19 through YMCA observance of Five Days of Action
Raritan Valley YMCA in East Brunswick is participating in the Five Days of Action, Oct. 26-30, a week designed to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. The YMCA encourages adults and organizations in the community to play a vital role in making neighborhoods a safer place for…
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Adults promote child protection during COVID-19 through YMCA observance of Five Days of Action
Greater Somerset County YMCA is participating in the Five Days of Action, Oct. 26-30, a week designed to raise awareness and inspire adults to take action to protect children from sexual abuse. The YMCA encourages adults and organizations in the community to play a vital role in making neighborhoods a safer place for children, especially…
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Womanspace offers support during COVID-19
The office building that houses Womanspace, Inc. on Brunswick Avenue in Lawrence Township is dark, but that has not slowed it down from helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. To the contrary, Womanspace staff members are still answering calls for help around the clock on its hotlines at 609-394-9000 and 1-800-572-SAFE (7233). The…
