In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, staff from Geisinger’s Division of Child Protection and Advocacy planted blue pinwheels at the entrance of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. The pinwheels represent playfulness, joy and a carefree childhood and serve as a reminder to protect and nurture our children. Pinwheels for Prevention is a national campaign […]
Centre Daily Times: Montgomery County nonprofit professional, officer honored in Harrisburg
A Montgomery County nonprofit professional and police officer were recognized earlier this week by state lawmakers in Harrisburg for their efforts to protect children. Jane Kim, Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County’s director of client engagement and initiatives and Ernie Morris, of the Limerick Police Department, received the Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids […]
North Penn Now: Mission Kids’ Jane Kim honored with Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Champion Award
It’s no surprise to feel tears forming in your eyes when you see a very special person receiving a very special honor. On Wednesday, April 1, that person was Jane Kim, Director of Client Engagement and Initiatives at Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. The honor: Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids, for exceptional commitment to preventing […]
The Reporter: Montgomery County nonprofit professional, officer honored in Harrisburg
A Montgomery County nonprofit professional and police officer were recognized earlier this week by state lawmakers in Harrisburg for their efforts to protect children. Jane Kim, Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center of Montgomery County’s director of client engagement and initiatives and Ernie Morris, of the Limerick Police Department, received the Blue Ribbon Champion for Kids […]
#ProtectPAKids: 4,756 Blue Flags, One Shared Responsibility
Every April, the Pa Family Support Alliance team, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, observes and promotes National Child Abuse Prevention Month. We are committed to creating an environment where Pennsylvania’s children can live and thrive free from abuse and neglect. One of our priorities is to call attention to the problem […]
Fox 43: Broadcast/TV: Child Abuse Prevention Month recognized by state leaders, advocates
The Pa. Family Support Alliance and Pa. Department of Human services hosted its outdoor flag painting and annual Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids awards ceremony. From Fox 43, April 1, 2026
Patch: Why thousands of blue flags just appeared around the Capitol in Harrisburg
News we’re reading 1. Child abuse awareness alliance plants blue flags at State Capitol (abc27.com) — Blue flags now line State Street and the Capitol grounds in Harrisburg, each representing a substantiated child abuse case in Pennsylvania over the past year. The Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance hopes the display sparks conversation during National Child Abuse […]
ABC 27: Child abuse awareness alliance plants blue flags at State Capitol
The Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance marked the beginning of National Child Abuse Awareness Month on Wednesday. The alliance planted thousands of flags on State Street in Harrisburg. They symbolize the number of substantiated child abuse cases in the state in the past year. According to the Department of Child Protective Services, there were more than […]
Fox 43: State leaders, advocates recognize start of Child Abuse Prevention Month
State leaders and advocates recognized the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month with outdoor flag painting and an awards ceremony in Harrisburg. The events were hosted by the Pa. Family Support Alliance (PFSA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The flag-painting took place along State Street Wednesday morning. Each blue-ribbon flag painted symbolized the […]
Mount Union Educator Named PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe KidsÂ
Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Kristen C. Streightiff, M.Ed. of Huntingdon County with its PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is presented annually to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and protect Pennsylvania’s children from […]
