Organizations and communities held activities throughout April to raise awareness of the need to prevent child abuse and neglect. Children’s Trust, which had 116 prevention partners this year across South Carolina, led the Child Abuse Prevention Month efforts that featured a variety of events.
- Gov. Henry McMaster proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in South Carolina during a ceremony at Columbia’s Riverfront Park along with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Children’s Trust CEO Sue Williams, S.C. Department of Social Services State Director Michael Leach, and State Child Advocate Amanda Whittle.
- The General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Carolina adopted CAP Month as its special project and held pinwheel events across the state.
- Kappa Delta sorority at the University of South Carolina, our single largest fundraiser, continued its advocacy for the prevention of child abuse and neglect with a campus awareness event.
The April newsletter also includes updates on Midlands Gives in May, the launch of our Building Prevention video series, the success of the Building Hope for Children Conference in March, the Home Visiting Needs Assessment webinar, and our recently-released annual report, “Childhood Lasts a Lifetime.”
