13 Oct

Posted at 17:19h in In The Community

Kentucky’s network of 15 child advocacy centers(CACs) is among the state’s best-kept secrets. Not because anyone intentionally seeks to hide or withhold information, but rather because of the too often unspoken nature of its work: helping child victims of sexual abuse. Last year, the state’s 15 CACs served more than 6,000 child victims...

15 Sep

Posted at 12:42h in News

In Kentucky, a large percentage of child victims of abuse and neglect have risk factors like substance abuse issues present in the home. According to the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, heroin usage has increased to epidemic levels, and the number of babies born drug dependent continues to rise. In Kentucky, an innovative...

29 May

Posted at 10:59h in In The Community

Check out Face It® partner Pam Darnall on this episode of Leadership Landscape TV: http://leadershiplandscapetv.com/episodes/pam-darnall/ A native North Carolinian, Pam holds a degree in Psychology from Gardner-Webb Univ. & a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Spalding Univ.  In January 2014, Pam was named President/CEO of Family & Children’s Place. In her...

09 Mar

Posted at 12:48h in News, Parenting

She arrived at the Maryhurst home for girls in a police cruiser at only 12 years old. She fought the staff; she refused to talk; she grunted and flailed and sniffed people. Her uncle had molested her for years, beginning when she was 4, said Lou Smith, Maryhurst’s program manager, who has...

06 Mar

Posted at 11:57h in News

Agencies to come together for Kentuckiana children at the Big Four Bridge WHAT:   Family & Children’s Place, The Face It® Movement, Kosair Charities® and other area children’s service agencies will kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month with a rally Wednesday, April 1, to talk about child abuse, violence and neglect,...

13 Feb

Posted at 09:18h in News, Parenting

4-C’s Innovative website for professionals launches TODAY . Friday, February 13, 2015 , Louisville, Ky - CCA For Social Good, an operating division of CCA Global Partners, and Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) announce the re-launch of KYSharedServices.org, a website that delivers practical resources for early childhood education directors, family...

20 Dec

Posted at 11:19h in News

Christmas is hurtling ever closer, with most of us caught up in the annual frenzy of shopping, cooking, cleaning, decorating and, of course, searching online for last-minute deals. But in the midst of this holiday rush, people should pause to consider the year-round pressing needs in our community for food, shelter,...

30 Oct

Posted at 14:34h in News

Rick Redding invited KYA Executive Director Terry Brooks to talk about the Face It® movement and KYA on the latest episode of The Rusty Satellite Show podcast. Hear Terry discuss the facts about child abuse in Kentucky and Kosair Charities‘ support of the movement that will make our community abuse-free by 2023 (begins at the 27:00 mark). Listen...

24 Sep

Posted at 12:07h in News, Parenting

Louisville, KY-The Department for Community Based Services’ (DCBS) Division of Permanency and Protection released its Child Abuse and Neglect Annual Report of Fatalities and Near Fatalities last week. Face It® – a movement led by Kosair Charities to end child abuse and neglect in Jefferson County by 2023 – commends...