Harrisburg, Pa. (April 1, 2026) — Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Shana Orlic of Westmoreland County with the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. This award is given to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and protect Pennsylvania’s […]
Limerick Detective Receives PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
Harrisburg, Pa. (April 1, 2026) – Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, today awarded Limerick Detective Ernie Morris with the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids (BRCSK) Award. This award is given to four individuals who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to support and protect Pennsylvania’s children. Pictures, […]
Bryn Mawr Resident Receives PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
Harrisburg, Pa. (April 1, 2026) – Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), Pennsylvania’s leading child abuse prevention organization, today honored Jane Kim, Esq., as a recipient of the PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award. Presented in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, the award recognizes four individuals annually who go above and beyond to protect and […]
Commonwealth Leaders Unite to Spotlight Child Abuse Prevention and Honor 2026 Champions
HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 1, 2026) – A powerful sense of unity and purpose filled the State Capitol today as “Lean on Me” rang out, bringing together policymakers, advocates, business and community leaders, students, and the Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA). The gathering recognized four Pennsylvanians whose extraordinary dedication has helped safeguard children and strengthen families across […]
Huntingdon Daily News: Woman recognized for child advocacy work
Kristen Streightiff has been named a 2026 Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids by the Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance. She was also recently honored as a 2026 Nexstar Remarkable Woman for the Central Pennsylvania region. The Blue Ribbon recognition is awarded annually to four individuals who have gone above and beyond to support and […]
WTAJ: Remarkable Women: Mount Union woman positively influences students facing trauma
MOUNT UNION, Pa. (WTAJ) — Across our region, Remarkable Women are shaping and influencing countless lives. Kristen Streightiff is an educator turned school administrator working to influence the lives of students going through hardships. Streightiff is the Director of Student Services and Special Education at the Mount Union Area School District. Her office sits in […]
The Blue Ribbon Campaign: A Shared Commitment to Protecting Children
Every child deserves a safe, nurturing environment to grow, dream, and thrive. At Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), we believe protecting children is not just a professional responsibility, but rather a shared community commitment. That’s the heart and foundation of the Blue Ribbon Campaign for Protecting Children. The blue ribbon serves as a powerful reminder […]
National Parent Leadership Month: Empowered parents, safer children
February’s National Parent Leadership Month offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on the essential role parents and caregivers play in protecting children and strengthening families. Parent leadership is not defined by position or visibility, but by the daily choices caregivers make to create safe, nurturing, and stable environments where children can grow and thrive. […]
PennLive: Opinion – The price of unchecked AI innovation: our kids
No child should be collateral damage in the ongoing race to develop artificial intelligence programs and services. Yet that is the risk we face as the federal government has moved to weaken state-level protection to expedite the growth of a powerful industry that is largely unregulated. President Trump recently signed an executive order that undermines […]
Philly Burbs: School employees have a legal duty to report child abuse. But what happens when they don’t?
Pennsylvania law requires school employees to report suspected child abuse, but criminal charges for failing to do so are rare. Central Bucks School District officials cited failure to report child abuse in discipline proceedings earlier this year against three administrators terminated over the handling of allegations that nonverbal students in an autism support classroom were […]
