Programs we use to help keep kids safe
Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention
Children’s Trust administers the federal Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) programs in South Carolina. These grants are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. The supported programs are innovative, child-centered and family-focused and work to strengthen families using proven protective factors.
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Home Visiting
Home visiting is a proven, early-intervention strategy that pairs new, volunteer families with home visitors who provide family-focused services throughout the child’s first few years. The program offers services to expectant and post-partum parents and families with new babies and children. In South Carolina many of the program models serve at-risk, low-income mothers. Skills addressed include maternal and child health, positive parenting practices, safe home environments and access to services.
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KIDS COUNT South Carolina
KIDS COUNT is a major initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The work provides high-quality data and trend analysis for what is happening right here in South Carolina. This valuable information is used to enrich our discussion and decisions on ways to secure better futures for all children – and to raise the visibility of children’s issues through a non-partisan, evidence-based lens. Children’s Trust is proud to be the KIDS COUNT grantee in South Carolina.
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Prevent Child Abuse South Carolina
Through its network of affiliate agencies, Children’s Trust works to build strong families and to keep children safe using proven protective factors. Our affiliates work at the community level and provide a wide-variety of services. They also serve as a strong-visible presence for preventing child abuse and neglect and ensure that comprehensive, community-based prevention efforts are at work in South Carolina.
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Prevention Training
We are committed to preventing child abuse before it occurs by engaging individuals, families and communities around common prevention goals. Prevention is our best investment and quality training is a critical piece of the prevention puzzle. Our goal is to help communities and professionals stay informed about issues and to empower them to solve problems.
Please visit our Prevention Learning Center to learn more about our meetings and conferences, one day workshops as well as our professional development courses.
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Safe Kids South Carolina
We support and promote critical safety programs that prevent injuries: at home, at play and on the way. Children’s Trust is home to Safe Kids South Carolina and a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injuries in children.
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Strengthening Families South Carolina
The Strengthening Families Program is a 14-session, science-based parenting skills, children’s life skills and family life skills training program. It is specifically designed for high-risk families. Parents and children participate.
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Voices for South Carolina’s Children
Children’s Trust is South Carolina’s leading advocate and resource on issues that impact children and families. We are part of Voices for America’s Children, the nation’s largest network of multi-issue child advocacy organizations. We work to improve the lives of all children, especially those most vulnerable and their families, by supporting and advancing policy at the state and federal level. Our main focus is prevention and early intervention, with an emphasis on child maltreatment and safety. For more information regarding Voices for South Carolina’s Children, visit our Advocacy and Media section.