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Child Abuses Prevention Month \u2013 Why Blue Pinwheels? Information about the Pinwheels from Prevent Child Abuse New York (PCANY): As part of these campaigns, New Yorkers make a promise to prevention by distributing pinwheels, \u201cplanting\u201d pinwheel gardens, and hosting educational events. The campaign is built around the symbol of the pinwheel. The pinwheel is a happy and uplifting token of childhood. It stands as a symbol of hope and the bright futures we want for New York\u2019s kids. Pinwheels for Prevention\u00ae are the centerpiece of a growing movement of people and organizations committed to stopping child abuse before it starts.<\/p>\n A great childhood requires a loving and supportive family and community. The theme of this year’s campaign, It\u2019s Your Turn to Make a Difference<\/em>, highlights simple steps we can take every day to create positive change for families and communities. You can get involved by planting pinwheel gardens in a highly visible public place, wearing pinwheel label pins, displaying car and storefront window clings, hosting events for families, and signing a promise to prevention. Businesses, schools, community-based organizations, civic groups, educators, volunteers, decision-makers and families participate.<\/p>\n Everyone has a role to play in preventing child abuse and supporting families. PCANY offers you tools to take an active role in preventing child abuse. Please contact us to learn more about how to mobilize a campaign in your community. It\u2019s your turn to make a difference for a child!<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.preventchildabuseny.org\/news-and-events\/pinwheels-prevention<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From our School Social Worker, Leah Sorensen: Child Abuses Prevention Month \u2013 Why Blue Pinwheels? April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and our local Child Advocacy Center (CAC) together with Chemung\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/281"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.gstboces.org\/divenparentpartner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and our local Child Advocacy Center (CAC) together with Chemung County Children and Family Services are providing blue pinwheels to local organizations to help promote awareness. You will see these pinwheels inside the lobby here at Diven Elementary School. The short rationale behind the pinwheels is that the pinwheel is a symbol of fun and carefree times. It represents the right that every child has to a safe and carefree childhood; a childhood safe from abuse and neglect.<\/p>\n
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\nPinwheels for Prevention\u00ae is a nationwide campaign, created by Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America) and its state chapters. The goal of Pinwheels of Prevention\u00ae is to engage people in taking \u201cextraordinary ordinary\u201d actions that can reduce stress for families and increase resilience for kids\u2014anything from writing a letter to the editor in support of family support programs to offering to babysit for a neighbor.<\/p>\n