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<<< Thank you employees of W.W. Grainger and the Athens Banner-Herald for the work they did painting the Prevent Child Abuse Athens office as a part of the United Way Day of Caring in August 2011!

<<< In June 2011 Prevent Child Abuse Athens received a $2,400 grant from Jackson EMC to focus on ending neglect and abuse, to help fund 24 Parenting Skills classes to teach positive discipline, communication, how to handle feelings, stress reduction and child development stages. THANKS JACKSON EMC!!!

We held our first Walk/5K on Saturday, April 30, 2011... PICTURES

(BELOW) Healthy Families kids checking out Ben Epps Airport... The program brings a world to these children that most would not otherwise see, thanks to our workers & supporters.

 March 2011

(BELOW) Healthy Families kids on a fall outing at Washington Farms. Many had never see (or petted) live farm animals. Can you imagine?! Cute, Cute, cute...

20TH ANNUAL STARRY, STARRY NIGHT dinner/auction event was held March 26, 2011 at the Athens Country Club.

CyberSafety Symposium for Athens-area students and parents at Clarke Middle School on Baxter Street was held Monday,September 20, 2010... Watch for our Fall 2011 event!

Five employees of Noramco, Inc. participated in the United Way Day of Caring, August 25, 2010 by assembling First Steps Parent Packets and preparing First Steps Newsletters. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

ANNUAL WALK! SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010 was a great day for our annual "Prevent Child Abuse" Walk at St. Mary's. Check out the pictures!

< The Raffle for this gorgeous 76" x 60" quilt, donated by the Cotton Patch Quilters, was won by Georgia Cycle Sports, who were one of the Walk's sponsors! THANKS GANG!

OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO...

... Ann Peden Jewelry in Watkinsville, GA for her fundraising efforts of our behalf!

... Ben & Jerry's downtown Athens for donating 20% of their sales to PCAA on Wednesday night April 14th!

... Kappa Delta for holding the April 13th Pancake Dinner to benefit PCAA... PLUS, for their Fishing Tournament on Saturday, April 17th down at Lake Oconee -- with proceeds benefitting Prevent Child Abuse Athens!

AND TO...

... the UGA Law School students for buying toys for our Healthy Families children Christmas 2009. They began this tradition 2 years ago and we are grateful they worked with us again. And... they added gift cards and diapers for the families! Thanks so much, students!

... Gamma Sigma Sigma service sorority for holding a 5K on Sunday, October 11, 2009, at UGA to benefit Prevent Child Abuse Athens!

... Alpha Phi Omega, UGA's co-ed service organization, who held a "ReverseCar Wash" decorating cars on Friday afternoon, October 2, 2009, for the Georgia-LSU game weekend. Money raised from their "reverse car wash' benefits PCAA! We appreciate your support!!!

... The FBI, AT&T, Free IT Athens, and Best Buy's The Geek Squad for helping with our Cyber Safety Symposium!

OUR ANNUAL CAMPAIGN to support our services is on... With the major loss of state funding in late-2009, your contribution is badly needed and most appreciated.

WON'T YOU HELP, TOO? Have a yard sale... Sell bakery items... But help us Prevent Child Abuse, Athens!

The HEALTHY FAMILIES Program... Brandis Parrott and her son, Javier, read from a children's book during a Healthy Families graduation ceremony. Healthy Families promotes strong literacy skills in young children. The organization is struggling with funding as it competes with several other agencies for state grants. Our "Healthy Families" program made the news! Read all about it HERE. GREAT NEWS! Prevent Child Abuse Athens benefits from a Google Grant (in-kind) award. The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing Google's philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program harnessing the power of Google AdWords advertising product. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of non-profit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education. GRANT RECIPIENT: PCAA was one of 17 organizations in the State selected to receive funds from the Georgia Health Foundation. We received $15,000 for support of our First Steps program. In addition to the grant funds. The Foundation has paid for our membership in the Georgia Center for Nonprofits. Thank you, Georgia Health Foundation. Prevent Child Abuse Athens co-sponsors a Fall CyberSafety Symposium with the Clarke County School District each year at Clarke County Middle School. In 2010 many parents and kids attended and heard FBI agents speak on the hazards of predators, Anna Curtis with Prevent Child Abuse Georgia talk about how threats are changing, an AT&T rep cover wireless safety (texting, etc), and Free IT Athens gave away a desktop computer system as a door prize, and MORE! Thank you ALL for making the evening a HUGE hit. Safety resources to help with childrens' Internet and other technologies. CLICK HERE (The FBI site is COOL!) Make a secure donation online... CLICK HERE           Prevent Child Abuse Athens, 1551 Jennings Mill Rd, Ste 700A, Bogart, GA 30622 Phone 706.546.9713 •  FAX 706.546.9720 • PreventAbuse@pcaathens.org