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Our latest news and press coverage.
With a career spanning more than 25 years in communications, public policy, and nonprofit leadership, Riccards brings a deep understanding of building awareness and understanding of complex issues, shaping policy conversations, and strengthening partnerships to drive systemic change.
Fathers have a powerful, positive impact on their children’s lives. That’s why, as part of our work to strengthen the systems that support families, we are shifting culture and programs to better engage dads.
Children’s Trust Executive Director, Jennifer Valenzuela, was invited to testify before the Joint Committee on Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities. She shared our strategic vision, the importance of collaboration, and emphasized that prevention is possible.
On Wednesday, April 16, Children’s Trust advocates, program partners, board members, and legislators gathered for our annual Step Up for Kids event at the Massachusetts State House to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month and draw attention to a critical need: investing in the family support workforce.
Fifty-six pairs of sneakers placed on the steps of City Hall signified the number of child abuse cases Berkshire County sees in one month. Child Care of the Berkshires and the Children’s Trust stressed the importance of prevention programs with this visual on Friday.
Fatherhood in jail is limited to letters, phone calls, and inch-thick plexiglass that bars intimacy. But that plexiglass was shattered, and the concrete mass that is the Hampshire County House of Corrections became a home for a few hours Wednesday night.
To mark the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Children’s Trust, dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect in Massachusetts, and the Office of the Child Advocate hosted a legislative briefing at the Massachusetts State House, providing an update on child sexual abuse prevention efforts across the Commonwealth.
The Children’s Trust, dedicated to ending child abuse and neglect, announced today that Cambridge resident Kim Tran has received its Faces of Prevention award. Faces of Prevention honors and recognizes family support workers across Massachusetts who are addressing the root causes of child abuse and neglect in their communities.
We are proud to announce that the Children’s Trust has been designated as the official Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) chapter for Massachusetts.