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Brevard County is a great place to live, work and raise a family. Yet, not all of our children are fortunate enough to experience the safety and stability of growing up in a family that loves, nurtures and protects them. In these instances, it is the responsibility of all to protect children, strengthen families and change lives. 

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is April, a special time set aside to recognize the important role that communities play in protecting their children.  

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

To promote awareness of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force of Brevard County will host several events and activities to spread a community-wide message that everyone can help prevent child abuse and neglect. The official kick-off for the month's events and awareness-raising campaign will took place on Saturday, April 5 at Squid Lips Overwater Grill.

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BFP board vice chair Eric Smith, board member Christa Bailey and Brevard C.A.R.E.S. board member Ralph Martinez joined a team of advocates from Brevard County have returned from Tallahassee where they met with state legislators to raise awareness of the need for a strong, community-based care system for abused and neglected children. The trip was conducted in conjunction with Children's Week, an annual recognition of important children's issues in Florida that calls to attention to childhood health, safety and development.

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Brevard Family Partnership and The National Center for Innovation & Excellence recently hosted its second national Wraparound conference in Cocoa Beach, FL. Over 300 social service professionals from 32 U.S. states, Canada and three African nations attended to learn more about the latest advancements and best practices in the child abuse prevention and family preservation model.

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Brevard Family Partnership announced that a new organization will soon provide case management services to children in court-ordered dependency. Central Florida based IMPOWER was selected from a pool of six organizations that bid on the contract and will be the sole provider of services. 

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April 18 -- CAPTF Awards Banquet Breakfast

April 24 - BFP Board of Directors meeting

April 25 - Fiesta Brevard 

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