CHILDRENS TRUST FOUNDATION ROANOKE VALLEY INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of Children's Trust is to prevent and reduce the incidence and trauma of child maltreatment, to provide support to families through education, and to be a voice for children in court through trained volunteer advocates.
About This Cause
. At Children’s Trust we strive to prevent child abuse and neglect and we operate five programs that are hyper-focused on accomplishing our mission: • Children First is focused on child-abuse prevention and operates two training programs (Speak Up Be Safe is taught in local elementary schools) and (Stewards of Children is taught to adults). 3,348 children learned how to protect their bodies from child abuse and 90 adults were taught how to protect children from sexual abuse in 2016 • Children’s Advocacy Center (Roanoke and New River Valleys) are child-focused, community-based programs created to unite people and services an abused child needs during the investigative process to reduce emotional trauma the child may suffer. 376 children were able to talk about their abuse in a safe, child-centered place, with a protection system that works together with children’s best interests in mind in 2016. • Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) is a volunteer who has been trained by our local CASA program, and appointed by a judge to advocate for children who have suffered abuse or neglect. 118 abused children found safe, permanent homes in 2016. • Healthy Families Roanoke Valley uses the Healthy Families America model to provide expectant and new parents with the education, community resources, and tangible support they need to help their families thrive. An evidence-based model that is the “gold-standard” for child abuse prevention. This is a brand new program in the Roanoke Valley that started November 2016.