Let’s protect every childhood.
Preventing child abuse and neglect so all families can thrive.
Upcoming Trainings
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Partner TrainingWednesday, July 22, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pmEducational Series: From Deficits to Assets: Rethinking Neglect and Family Support
This session, led by Matthew Kincaid of Overcoming Racism, explores how deficit-based thinking became embedded in child welfare policy and practice.
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Partner TrainingWednesday, August 12, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pmEducational Series: Why Harm Persists: Retaining Benefits and Avoiding Accountability
This session, led by Matthew Kincaid of Overcoming Racism, examines how historical assumptions about poverty, race, and parenting influence contemporary decision-making.
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Child Sexual Abuse PreventionWednesday, August 19, 10:00 am – 12:00 pmKeeping Kids Safe: Staff Training
This two-hour training will teach staff knowledge, practical skills, language, and tools to create safer environments for children and prevent child sexual abuse.
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Our Voices
Prevention is possible—and we know what it takes: stable relationships, economic security, access to support, and communities that wrap around families instead of isolating them.”
Jennifer Valenzuela, Children’s Trust Executive Director
Being a father isn’t about being perfect, it’s about being present. And when we help professionals really see dads, really hear them, we open doors that can change the whole trajectory of a family.
Steven Pascal, Children’s Trust Director of Home Visiting
My message is simple: This work is urgent, and it’s possible. With support from donors, agencies, professionals and people like you, the Children’s Trust can continue to work toward a future where every child can thrive.
Kate Haranis, Chair of the Children’s Trust Board of Directors
Resources
Explore professional development and prevention resources for family support staff.
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insightJuly 14, 2026Meeting Kids and Families Where They Are
As Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Hampshire County, Kara has worked with the Children’s Trust to build a child sexual abuse prevention program tailored to the rural communities she serves.
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insightJuly 9, 2026Before Father Engagement Was Mainstream
Take a look back at the Children’s Trust’s 1990s fatherhood public service announcements, early campaigns that promoted the importance of engaged fathers and strong families.
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newsJuly 9, 2026Testimony on the Maternal, Infant, and Early ChildhoodHome Visiting (MIECHV) Program
The Children’s Trust is proud to support the reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, known as MIECHV. MIECHV provides critical federal funding for evidence-based home visiting programs that support pregnant women and parents of young children.
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