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Apr 07, 2023
Join Us for Some Tough Talk about Child Abuse
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to talk candidly about what we can do to make a difference. You're invited to join us for a series of critical conversations designed look at the systemic societal pressures that can lead to child abuse or neglect -- like unresolved trauma,…
Feb 20, 2023
The Rewards of Mentoring
Feb. 20, 2023 Research shows that kids mentored by a caring adult at an early age more successfully maneuver through life's obstacles. In a beautiful op-ed that recently appeared in the Orlando Sentinel, Legacy Mentor Afeefa Ayube shares her experience as one who has realized it is "in our power" to…
Feb 02, 2023
Child Advocate Recognized for Getting Results
Johnny Polanco,  Lead Child Advocate at Embrace Families Children's Advocacy Center Osceola, and a tireless champion for children and families, was recently recognized by local WKMG-New 6 as a Central Floridian who is "Getting Results". For fifteen years, Johnny Polanco has provided care and comfort to children who have experienced egregious abuse…
Feb 01, 2023
MANicure Movement®: Join the Movement to polish off child abuse!
One fingernail painted blue starts ... one conversation that moves us ... one step closer to ending the tragic reality that... one in five children will suffer abuse before the age of 18. The MANicure Movement® is a grassroots effort designed to raise awareness of child abuse as a preventable health…
Jan 09, 2023
WFTV'S "FOREVER FAMILY" FEATURES NEEDS OF OLDER YOUTH.
WFTV-9 and Forever Family's year-end broadcast featured a segment promoting the importance of supporting our older youth in foster care.     The 30-minute special focused on steps taken here in Central Florida to set up teens and young adults who have experienced foster care for the same kind of success their peers…
Dec 29, 2022
Thanks for making Holiday Magic!
"This means everything to my kids -- and my kids mean everything to me." - Grateful Caregiver who benefitted from Holiday Magic   Thanks to you, the holidays were magical for thousands of local children and teens.  With your support, we provided well over 6,000 gifts to more than 1,500 children in Central Florida! To hear…

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04/01/2024 | Beginning April 1 and running throughout the month
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