by - April 20, 2014 1:12 pm
Glow Run helps shine light on child abuse
Hundreds put on their running shoes Friday (April 18) and donned shades of neon color in pink, green and orange to help support the Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County….
Tag: child abuse awareness
by - December 12, 2013 10:49 am
Philanthropists seek business support to reduce child abuse
With more than 35 years of medical practice to his credit, Dr. Jerry Jones at Arkansas Children’s Hospital has seen things. As one of less than 20 physicians in the…
by - October 9, 2013 10:32 pm
Child abuse prevention focus of Step Up, Speak Out rallies
It was a saga that captured the interest of people across America two years ago – the arrest and trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on…
by - July 21, 2013 10:49 am
Child safety focus of Dream Big! Gala
One in six boys will be abused while they are growing up. To help combat such abuse, 400 people in Northwest Arkansas gathered for a fundraiser. The Dream Big! Gala,…
by - November 8, 2012 10:05 pm
Area contributions make children’s shelter a reality
A child in crisis needs a safe place to sleep and food to eat. That’s essentially what the State of Arkansas provides for children at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter….
by - October 19, 2012 1:50 am
Elizabeth Smart inspires child advocacy
It’s been said there’s nothing more innocent than a sleeping child. And that’s exactly what Elizabeth Smart’s captor, Brian David Mitchell, saw when he put a knife to her throat…
by - October 10, 2012 9:28 pm
Block parties seek to expand abuse awareness
The Step Up, Speak Out (SUSO) movement hosted four block parties on Wednesday night (Oct. 10) at separate locations to promote child sexual abuse awareness. The Fort Smith events lasted…
by - October 1, 2012 5:58 pm
Changes planned for sex offender registry system
Lloyd Jones was a model registered sex offender. Following his 2001 conviction for rape, he was paroled in 2008 and received discharge two years later. “He was one of my…
by - April 5, 2012 10:51 am
Pinwheels raise child abuse awareness
Some 416 colorful pinwheels decorate the lawns of city police stations across Benton County. But a sign posted in their midst tells why, and instantly erases the smiles of those…