News & Blog

11 May

Posted at 10:20h in Face It Friday

Face It® Friday: National Foster Care Month May is National Foster Care Month. This month, we pay special attention to supporting those who are working to improve the lives of Kentucky kids impacted by abuse or neglect. Make sure to reach out to resource families, which include foster parents, foster-to-adopt families, relative/kinship...

27 Apr

Posted at 10:21h in Face It Friday

Face It® Friday: Parent Survey Face It is looking for ways to better reach parents! If you are a parent, you could win a Kroger gift card by completing a quick 5 minute survey to help us learn how to better support you! All responses are anonymous; however, if you would...

19 Apr

Posted at 10:27h in Face It Friday

Spring 2018 Face It® Newsletter The Kosair Charities® Face It® Movement continues to engage and activate our partners and community members. This April, Face It celebrates both Child Abuse Prevention Month and 5 years of work. During Spring 2018, Face It has released new tools for parents and caregivers, saw two new Face...

13 Apr

Posted at 10:21h in Face It Friday

Face It® Friday: Data Dashboard The Face It® Movement has launched a data dashboard featuring a variety of data points related to child abuse and neglect in Jefferson County. The dashboard will serve as a tool for Face It partners and community leaders in Jefferson County to understand the data, track...

11 Apr

Posted at 11:21h in Events, News, Parenting

By Debbie Abreu April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. It began in 1983 when a report about 500,000 abused children caught the attention and heart of President, Ronald Reagan. Sadly, since the first Child Abuse Prevention Month, the number of abused children has grown. In 2016, just over 21,000 children in...

05 Apr

Posted at 09:41h in Parenting

By Caroline Hampton Being a parent is tough. You’re not only responsible for keeping little ones alive and well-adjusted, you also become an argument mediator, disciplinarian and person in charge of your children’s health and safety. Children will, unintentionally, do everything they can to push the boundaries of your patience until...

02 Apr

Posted at 17:19h in News, Policy

(Louisville, KY, April 2, 2018) – Today the Kentucky Senate took a significant step forward in keeping kids safe from abuse by passing HB 1, which sets forth a comprehensive plan for strengthening how Kentucky supports children impacted by abuse and neglect. Strong state policies help to strengthen communities and keep kids safe...