2018 PA Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids campaign on WBRE-TV’s “Newsmakers” (Harrisburg, PA) – Jayne Ann Bugda and Andy Mehalshick feature PFSA and our 2018 PA Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids campaign on WBRE-TV’s “Newsmakers” public affairs program. Watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVcPdT_7fi4&t=17s
2017
Voices Of Children Call On Pennsylvanians To Protect Kids From Child Abuse
First PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids Award Ceremony Honors Heroes (Harrisburg, PA) – The voices of children rang out at Pennsylvania’s State Capitol today making a powerful plea for child abuse prevention during the first PA Blue Ribbon Champion Awards Ceremony and Rally for Kids, sponsored by Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leading […]
Harrisburg “Goes Blue” With Thousands Of Blue Ribbon Flags At The PA State Capitol
Capital City Marks Start of Child Abuse Prevention Month (Harrisburg, PA) – Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state leader in child abuse prevention and mandated reporter training, its premier sponsor, PSECU, and dozens of community volunteers planted 4,032 blue ribbon flags on State Street and around the front of the State Capitol as part of […]
Full Stop: Children Cannot Consent To Sex With An Adult. Ever.
I have long heard that as people age, the shock factor decreases and very little about human behavior is surprising. That was not my experience as I heard Milo Yiannopoulos’ comments seemingly advocating for sex between young teens and adults. I mean seriously, what the hell is this man thinking? I am uncertain if he […]
Working Together To Prevent Child Abuse
New Way To Participate In Child Abuse Prevention Month (Harrisburg, PA) – Everyone – no matter who you are, where you live, or what your life circumstances – can participate in our “Working Together to Prevent Child Abuse” hexagon project. Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance is working with the Interdependence Hexagon Project on Working Together to Prevent […]
Every Child In PA Deserves & Needs A Champion
I’ve noticed lately that I’m weary from “bad news.” Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not suggesting that we gloss over the dangers and atrocities in our communities. You know what I mean; the kind of news that tells us despite all our good works, bad things happen that we can scarcely imagine before we […]
A Champion For Children
It seems like a lifetime ago, and in many respects it was. I was a tender, 25-year-old administrator of a crisis nursery in York County. On so many levels, I was in over my head. I knew little about county government, much less state or federal. Truth be known, I am not sure I had […]
Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance And PSECU® Call For “PA Blue Ribbon Champion For Kids” Nominations
New award program highlights PA’s “everyday heroes” who protect children from abuse and neglect (Harrisburg, PA) – Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the commonwealth’s leading child abuse prevention organization, and the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Credit Union (PSECU), headquartered in Harrisburg, seek nominations for the first-ever “PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids” awards to be announced in […]
