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SCAN of Northern Virginia is in the news again...read our Letter to the Editor on the rise of child deaths across the country.
www.connectionnewspapers.com
To the Editor:Last week, a new report by the advocacy group Every Child Matters focused on the disturbing rise of child deaths in the United States due to maltreatment. Local reports earlier in the year ...
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Check out the top 4 winners for SCAN's Toast to Hope Photo Contest! Vote today at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ju
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SCAN of Northern Virginia VOTE TODAY for the winner of SCAN's Bringing Children & Families Into Focus photo contest!!
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SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia is a non-profit whose mission is to promote the well-being of children, improve parent-child relations and prevent child abuse & neglect. Our 2009 Toast ...
SCAN of Northern Virginia ...is currently training 14 new volunteers for its Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program. Read more about this amazing volunteer experience in this recent news article:
www.connectionnewspapers.com
Tim Stock’s wife, Lechia, read an article in the newspaper on court-appointed special advocates (CASA) and recommended that he look into it. Ten years later, Stock expresses gratitude for his wife’s suggestion, ...
SCAN of Northern Virginia knows parenting can be tough. We recently taped a great radio show on Talking to Teens airing on Clear Channel Communications. Listen now!
www.scanva.org
SCAN of Northern Virginia Are YOU taking the time to make children a priority? Pause for a Child today!
SCAN of Northern Virginia Amateur and professional photographers of all ages are invited to capture the importance of family for a child and the value of a nurturing childhood in their work. Photos must be submitted digitally by October 1, 2009. Winning photos will be promoted online, published (with credit) in a future SCAN publication, and exhibited at SCAN’s Toast to Hope on November 14th.
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Time:12:05PM Monday, September 14th
Location:SCAN of Northern Virginia
SCAN of Northern Virginia
invites you to enter the "Bringing Children and Families Into Focus" PHOTO CONTEST!Amateur and professional photographers of all ages are invited to capture the importance of family for a child and the value of a nurturing childhood in their work. Photos must be submitted by October 1, 2009. Learn more here:
http://w...ww.scanva.org/toast_to_hope_2009_photo_c
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CASA's Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program is training a new class of volunteers this fall. Special need? Bilingual, Hispanic volunteers. If you know someone who fits the bill, please tell them about CASA and share this link:
http://www.scanva.org/casa_hispanic.htm
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The Alexandria/Arlington Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program is in need of bilingual Hispanic volunteers to advocate on behalf of Hispanic children who are caught up in the complex court system. Learn more about how you can become the voice for a child who has been abused or neglected.
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Alexandria’s favorite bakery, Great Harvest Bread Company celebrated its 16th anniversary by giving back to the community.
SCAN volunteers teamed up with Great Harvest on August 16th to assist in the bakery and sales shop. All sales that day - over $1,400 - went to support SCAN’s child abuse prevention programs!
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SCAN’s Baker for a Day fundraiser event (Sunday, August 16th) was a huge success!
A very special thank you goes out to Anwar and Rajaa Maysaud, co-owners of Great Harvest Bread Company here in Alexandria; our volunteers who helped to bake and sell bread; and all those who came by to buy bread and donate...your efforts r...aised more than $1,400 for SCAN's child abuse prevention programs!
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SCAN's NEW Fall 2009 Parent Connection Resource Guide is available!
For the region’s most comprehensive listing of parenting classes, playgroups and support groups, download your copy today:
http://www.scanva.org/downloads/ParentCo
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is spreading the word: Never leave a child alone in a car!
Please read our most recent Letter to the Editor on this subject following yet another tragic death of a child after being left in a hot car:
www.connectionnewspapers.com
To the Editor:On Saturday, June 20, yet another child died of hyperthermia when left alone in a parked car. Two-year-old April Knight lived in Kentucky, and at the beginning of summer is already the 13th child in the U.S. ...
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Make children a priority.
Take time to focus on prevention.
Pause for a Child
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SCAN of Northern Virginia and its Allies in Prevention Coalition is promoting Summer Safety for families. NEVER leave your child alone in a car! For more information on kids in cars, summer safety tips and supervision guidelines please visit our Parent Resource Center:
www.scanva.org
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the well-being of children, improve parent-child relations and prevent child abuse and neglect.
