This April join The Center for Community Engagement in raising awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are so excited to have this opportunity to collaborate with the Child Abuse and Neglect Collaborative and to highlight awareness, intervention, and prevention of this issue in the Ozarks area! The Collaborative consists of agencies including Isabel’s House, CASA, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, The Victim Center, Community Partnership of the Ozarks, and several other groups. The purpose of the group is to raise awareness on the issue and highlight various intervention and prevention efforts in the community. Of course, child abuse and neglect is a red flag issue and one that has been the focus of various CCE efforts over the years. As the Center’s part in the collaboration, we are collecting donations for local community partners who dedicate their time and resources to preventing and addressing child abuse and neglect. These donations can be dropped off at the Center for Community Engagement in Plaster Student Union, Room 131.
DONATION LIST:
- Diapers and wipes
- Baby bath wash and lotion
- Burp clothes
- Non-perishable individually wrapped snacks for kids (juice boxes, gold fish, granola bars, etc.)
- Boxes of 12-count colored pencils
- Small containers of play-dough
- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- 7-8 oz. bottles of water
- New baby/toddler girl and boy clothing and socks
- Bubbles and bubble supplies
Also, a screening of the documentary Resilience will be shown on Thursday, April 20th in the Davis-Harrington Welcome Center – doors will open at 5:30p.m., the film will begin at 6:00p.m., followed by a panel discussion. Join the CCE and community partners for an opportunity to get educated and involved in one of Springfield’s red flag issues. For a quick preview of the documentary, follow this link.