April is child abuse prevention month. Today, dozens of advocates and state officials honored the memory of children who died from child abuse… while celebrating the efforts of workers who keep kids safe everyday. Volunteers planted blue and black flags all across State Street in front of the state capitol in Harrisburg this morning. In […]
Cambria County CASA Program Director Named PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids
Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Tyler Smay their 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 abuse. […]
New Castle Police Detective ReceivesPA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Hailey Houk 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 […]
York County Family Advocate Receives PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded Joanne Godfrey 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 […]
Philadelphia Resident Receives PA Blue Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award
Harrisburg, Pa.– Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA), the state’s leader in child abuse prevention, in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, today awarded LaKeisha Berry 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 […]
#ProtectPAKids: A Day of Remembrance and Recognition
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when advocates, organizations, and families gather in the fight for children’s safety and wellbeing. It’s a sad occasion as we remember the lives impacted by child abuse and neglect. However, we also take time to recognize the helpers in our communities who are going above and […]
Pa Family Support Alliance Honors Four Pennsylvania Residents as Champions for Safe Kids
HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 2, 2025) – “Lean on Me” resonated loudly throughout the State Capitol today as Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh, Attorney General Dave Sunday, child advocates, business leaders, students, and Pa Family Support Alliance (PFSA) lifted up their collective voices together and honored four Pennsylvanians that […]
WHP: Juveniles charged for AI images stir debate on child abuse reporting laws
Two juveniles charged with nearly 500 combined crimes for creating AI-generated nude images of students at Lancaster Country Day School raised questions about the responsibilities of mandated reporters in cases of child-on-child abuse. Cathleen Palm, child advocate from the Center for Children’s Justice, said the law is confusing. She said while “child on child” harm […]
WTAJ: Program Director in Cambria Co. honored as PA Blue Ribbon Champion
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — April is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Every year in April, the PA Family Support Alliance (PFSA) honors individuals from across the Commonwealth who go above and beyond the call to protect kids from abuse and neglect. A program director who works in Johnstown is one of four people in Pennsylvania […]
The Tribune-Democrat: Court-Appointed Special Advocate program director gets ‘Safe Kids’ blue ribbon
Tyler Smay’s child advocacy role at Beginnings Inc. is a behind-the-scenes position, he said, which made it a humbling surprise when he received the Pennsylvania Blue Ribbon Champions for Safe Kids award this year. Smay, 32, is Beginnings Inc.’s program director for Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Laurel Highlands. A court-appointed special advocate, or […]
