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1. Purchase a Pumpkin Pal yard sign and place it in a friend or family member’s yard.
2. Bring a special treat to their door.
3. Surprise them with their Pumpkin Pal and candy treats.
By setting the example of how individuals and groups can work to strengthen families, we can create a prevention ecosystem designed to proactively respond to the concerns and needs of families with compassion and resources.
We are the stewards of the next generation. We know that our ability to raise healthy children who will lead tomorrow’s communities requires smart and innovative thinking today. Children are shaped by their earliest experiences and relationships. Creating a supportive environment allows families to develop stable, nurturing relationships. These early connections are the basis of child development that promotes lifelong learning and success.
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as child abuse and neglect, can cause high levels of stress. When stress is frequent and prolonged, it can dramatically change how the brain develops. In the absence of supportive relationships and community resources, these early adversities can affect a person’s health,
educational obtainment, and economic opportunity over their lifespan and can even carry over to the next
generation.
Challenging life circumstances can overload and overburden parents and caregivers, making it difficult to
provide the necessary care and support to their children. While abuse and neglect occurs in families from all ethnicities, it is important to acknowledge that families of color continue to face differential access to supportive resources that prevent the need for Division of Children and Family Services involvement.
Child abuse and neglect is caused by multiple factors related to the individual, family, community, and society at large. Environments that have high rates of violence, inequitable access to community resources and social services, and are disproportionately affected by poverty or unemployment are contributors to child abuse.
Science shows that bolstering protective factors and providing positive conditions for early childhood can prevent or even reverse the damaging effects of early life stress, with lifelong benefits for learning, behavior, and health. Addressing community adversities and providing concrete supports to families and children is more effective and less costly than attempting to address the consequences of adversity later in life.
By increasing access to supports for all families and investing in policies and programs that work to overcome individual and widespread adversities, we can strengthen families across Georgia.
All funds raised will benefit the Polk Family Connection’s mission to create and support caring neighborhoods for all.
All funds raised will benefit the Rome-Floyd Commission on Children and Youth’s mission to strengthen families and reduce child abuse & neglect.
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All funds raised will benefit Advocates for Children's mission to strengthening the community through education, advocacy, and prevention, and empowering families to be free from child abuse.
All funds raised will benefit the Gordon County Child Advocacy Center's mission to combat all forms of child abuse through coordination, education, and provision of services.
