CARES: Medical assessments for child abuse victims

CARES Northwest provides medical care and assessments for children in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington for whom there are concerns of abuse or neglect. Throughout our 25-year history, our approach has been to do what is in the best interest of each child’s health, safety and healing. So far this year, CARES Northwest has provided more than 500 outpatient child abuse assessments.

We want to share some recent highlights:

• CARES Northwest was recently awarded $10,000 thanks to a group of tremendously dedicated volunteers known as the KP Quilters. The KP Quilters received Kaiser Permanente’s David Lawrence Community Service Award for demonstrating outstanding efforts to improve the health and well-being of our community. Last year, this group donated 120 lap-size quilts—as well as numerous toys, clothes and toiletries—to CARES Northwest.  The handmade quilts provide warmth and comfort to the many vulnerable children we serve. As part of their award, the KP Quilters chose to donate $10,000 to CARES Northwest.


• In support of Child Abuse Prevention Month, CARES Northwest “planted” dozens of bright blue and silver pinwheels in the Children's Garden at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and displayed three large posters to help educate our community about preventing child abuse and neglect. “Pinwheels for Prevention” is a national program coordinated by Prevent Child Abuse America that aims to engage communities in combating child abuse through education and outreach. The Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon generously donated the pinwheels for our garden display.


• CARES Northwest recently honored three “prevention all-star” teachers at Jackson Middle School in Portland, Ore. These exceptional teachers partner with our Child Abuse Prevention Team to ensure their seventh-grade health students learn about abusive head trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome and sexual abuse prevention.

Your generous support helps make it possible for us to serve the growing number of children who need our help. For more information, please visit www.caresnw.org or call us at (503) 276-9000.

Thank you for your partnership and continued support. 

Links:

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