Advocates for Children
It’s hard to Imagine anyone ever harming a child, but every year in the U.S, a half a million cases of child abuse or neglect are reported. As many as 2000 children die from abuse every year. Children endure many types of abuse, such as Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Emotional, and Medical Neglect.
Child Abuse is not always evident. In the absence of visible injuries, signs of abuse include anxiety, behavior changes, clinginess, eating and sleeping troubles. Children are often afraid to report for fear of punishment and sometimes they are protecting a relative.
Our vigilance is priceless. Any suspected abuse can be reported to our Gloucester County Child Advocacy Center (877)652-2873.
Another way to help is to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
CASA are trained volunteers appointed by judges to advocate for the needs of abused or neglected children. For more information, contact casaofnj.org.
Crayons
Advocates for Children Committee is participating in “The National Crayon Recycle Program.” We will accept any and all used, broken and no longer needed crayons. We will recycle them through Staples. 🖍🖍The crayons will be recycled into usable crayons and distributed to needy communities. This is an ongoing project. Please bring your crayons to our meetings.
Ronald McDonald House
We are always collecting aluminum tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Committee: Karen H., Barb O., Karen B., Pixie