CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region is asking for your support - not in dollars, but in votes! Your vote will help decide the winner in the Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge. Register & vote for CAN each day until May 30 at www.artvancharitychallenge.com. CAN supporters: Choose either “Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Bay County” or “Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Saginaw County”. The top three charities with the most votes will win grants of $25,000, $15,000 or $10,000. Art Van Furniture will announce the winners on Friday, May 31, 2013.
For children of the Great Lakes Bay Region, the impact of the grants is immeasurable. For Saginaw County, the awards mean that a child in the “system” due to abuse or neglect will have a CASA to give him a powerful voice throughout Family Court proceedings. For Bay County, an abused child will receive a forensic interview in a child-friendly environment, minimizing further trauma. Voting for the CAN Council in the Art Van Charity Challenge ensures continuity of these services for the region’s most vulnerable children.
Remember, you can only vote for one agency per day.
Child Abuse Prevention Month challenges our communities to examine how child abuse affects our children and what we CAN do to prevent further abuse.
With the help of a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), an abused child is half as likely to languish in the foster care system and is more likely to find a safe and permanent home. The CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region is offering a training beginning March 4, 2013 for individuals interested in becoming CASA volunteers.
The 1,494 children currently living in abusive homes throughout our Great Lakes Bay Region need strong advocates and dedicated professionals to help end the violence and neglect they’re experiencing. At the same time, parents struggling to make ends meet or simply dealing with the day-to-day frustrations of raising children need supportive parenting education.
