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July is National Make a Difference for Children Month, a perfect opportunity to start a discussion on how we can make our community a safer and more responsive one for kids impacted by violence.
This month, PEI KIDS will launch its regional campaign, PartneringToProtectFutures, encouraging everyone to play a role in being more responsive for children and youth impacted by violence.
As lead agency for the Council Against Youth Violence (CAYV), PEI KIDS delivers and coordinates targeted victims' services in collaboration with seven community-based organizations that are partners in the Council.
CAYV’s services are available for youth, 9-18 years old, and include trauma & grief/loss counseling, emergency shelter, academic support, gang intervention, anger management, drug assessment & recovery support, GED prep/testing, counseling for victims of sexual abuse, and specialized services for youth having system involvement, disabilities or complex needs. All services are provided at no cost for youth who have been victims, witnesses, or have lost a loved one to community violence.
Executive Director, Roz, Dashiell explains, "We can all do something to help our young people affected by community violence. Through this campaign, we want to ensure that families and youth-serving professionals have the knowledge and access to resources to put a struggling child on the pathway to healing and recovery."
To learn more about the Council Against Youth Violence and CAYV's network of program partners, visit peikids.org/CAYV.
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