Our Guest Speaker at the November meeting was Debbie M. Riveros, Executive Director of the New Jersey Children’s Alliance. The Alliance trains detectives, nurses, doctors and the community on child abuse. They also train school and utility companies who go into homes to recognize child abuse.
The Alliance provides children with resources to help stop child to child abuse. Programs are brought to communities and indirectly to families. Donations go to a Hero’s Fund to help children and families with funds to move away from abuse, including gift cards to Uber, Lift and stores. The Hero’s Fund provides funds for emergency cases.
Our Club’s donations and backpacks really help the Gloucester County division. The statewide project will help families throughout the state. Money collected from the Woman’s Clubs across the state go to the Hero’s Fund and that will go to families for emergency needs in all 21 counties.