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Our latest news and press coverage.
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.
Last week, the Children’s Trust hosted an important conversation at the Massachusetts State House about the impact and future of home visiting programs in the Commonwealth. The briefing underscored the proven benefits of home visiting programs in preventing child abuse and neglect while strengthening family well-being.
Soon after Rosibel Marcano gave birth to triplets at the age of 20, she lost her mother — her major support during the early stages of parenthood. Marcano on Tuesday pointed to a home visitor program as pivotal in helping her and her husband navigate parenting, through her grief.