The Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award is presented to individuals who are highly dedicated to protecting children from abuse. Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Kimberly Saltsman with the Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given to four individuals […]
Cumberland County Resident Receives Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
The Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award is presented to individuals who are highly dedicated to protecting children from abuse. Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Nancy Reitzel with the Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given to four individuals […]
Adams County Prevention Educator Named Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids
The Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award is presented to individuals who are highly dedicated to protecting children from abuse. Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Crystal Long their Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is presented annually to four individuals […]
Pa Family Support Alliance Honors Four Pennsylvania Residents as Champions for Safe Kids
Residents across the state are honored for their work to #ProtectPAKids from abuse HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 2, 2024) – “Lean on Me” resonated loudly throughout the State Capitol today as Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh, Deputy Secretary Laval Miller-Wilson, child advocates, business leaders, students, and Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA) lifted up […]
Erie News Now: Child Abuse Prevention Month: Celebrating Advocates & Raising Awareness
“It is written in the fabled Maasai warriors of the African tribe of Kenya, that they have a traditional greeting,” said Angela Liddle, President and CEO of PA Family Support Alliance. “The greeting is ‘Casserian Engeri’. And the greeting translates to, ‘Are the children well?” April is child abuse prevention month. Riddle shared the translation […]
WGAL: 4 Pennsylvanians honored for going above and beyond to protect children
HARRISBURG, Pa. — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and advocates were raising awareness on Tuesday at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance honored four women – including two from the Susquehanna Valley – who went above and beyond to protect children. These women are known as Blue Ribbon Champions. […]
ABC27: Thousands of blue ribbon flags in Harrisburg for National Child Abuse Prevention Month
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A strip of blue ribbons in Harrisburg is pretty but comes with a serious message. Nearly 5,000 blue ribbon flags line a path from the river to the state capitol. It’s the sign that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Each flag represents a substantiated case of child abuse in Pennsylvania […]
WENY: Child Abuse Prevention Month: Celebrating Advocates & Raising Awareness
“It is written in the fabled Maasai warriors of the African tribe of Kenya, that they have a traditional greeting,” said Angela Liddle, President and CEO of PA Family Support Alliance. “The greeting is ‘Casserian Engeri’. And the greeting translates to, ‘Are the children well?” April is child abuse prevention month. Liddle shared the translation […]
PennWatch: Pa Family Support Alliance Honors Four Pennsylvania Residents as Champions for Safe Kids
“Lean on Me” resonated loudly throughout the State Capitol as Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh, Deputy Secretary Laval Miller-Wilson, child advocates, business leaders, students, and Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA) lifted up their collective voices together and honored four Pennsylvanians that have gone above and beyond the call of duty to protect […]
Fox43: Nearly 5,000 blue flags line State Street in Harrisburg for Child Abuse Prevention Month
Nearly 5,000 blue flags are planted along State Street in Harrisburg for Child Abuse Prevention Month. Each of the 4,992 blue flags represents a case of child abuse that occurred in Pennsylvania in 2023. Sixty black flags are planted in front of the State Capitol. Each flag represents a child abuse death in Pennsylvania last […]
