January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and believe it or not, human trafficking—especially the trafficking of children—is a massive problem in the United States. There are many forms of human trafficking such as forced labor, debt bondage, domestic servitude, forced child labor, sex trafficking, and child sex trafficking. And human trafficking is a problem […]
PA Family Support Alliance Welcomes New Board Vice-Chair and Members
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state leader in child abuse prevention, today announced the appointment of a new Vice-Chair and five new members to its Governing Board for the 2021-2022 term. “We are fortunate to have such dedicated experts and leaders in their fields serve on our Board of Directors […]
Ways to Help Stop Child Abuse
On December 9, former reality tv star Josh Duggar from the show 19 Kids and Counting, was convicted of being in possession of child pornography and now faces up to 20 years in prison. This guilty verdict shows that no one is above the law and stopping those possessing this type of material is a […]
PFSA’s Look Back at 2021
In April, we observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month and typically have our annual PA Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids ceremony in the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg. Due to COVID-19, this event has looked very different for the past two years. In 2021, we recognized community leaders dedicated to protecting PA children from abuse […]
WHTM-TV (ABC 27): A Day of Giving with Weis Markets
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is known as “Giving Tuesday” and Weis Markets is proud to give back to their customers and community. This year they are donating $10,000 to the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance to continue their work for local families. Learn more about how Weis is giving back this holiday season and what their […]
Levittown Now: 10 Years After Jerry Sandusky Case, More Work Needed To Protect PA’s Kids, Advocate Says
Ten years ago this month, the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case rocked Pennsylvania. A decade later, one child abuse prevention advocate says there’s still more work to be done to protect children in the commonwealth. Angela Liddle is president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, a Harrisburg-based organization that trains about 20,000 […]
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Ten years after Sandusky case, more work needed to protect Pa.’s kids, advocate says
In 2017, Pennsylvania received more child abuse reports than any other year on record, according to state data. Ten years ago this month, the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case rocked Pennsylvania. A decade later, one child abuse prevention advocate says there’s still more work to be done to protect children in the commonwealth. Angela […]
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Op-ed – 10 years later: Lessons learned from the Sandusky case
Across Pennsylvania, the name Jerry Sandusky has become synonymous with pedophilia and predatory behavior, and rightfully so. But as someone who has dedicated more than 30 years to child-abuse prevention, to me Jerry Sandusky is the personification of what can happen when adults and institutions ignore allegations of child abuse. As details about the appalling […]
WFMZ-TV: VIDEO: Child welfare advocate discusses advances since Sandusky trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Child welfare advocates said there have been significant strides a decade after the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal became public. “I think there was a lot of swift movement when the Sandusky scandal broke,” said Angela Liddle, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to […]
WGAL-TV: Resources – Sandusky case impact 10 years later
WGAL is airing a special Chronicle, looking back at the Jerry Sandusky case 10 years after it happened. The special focuses on the impact of the case and what’s changed over the past decade. It’s a topic that may bring up difficult feelings for some viewers. So, we’ve put together this resources page with programs that […]
