PRESS ROOM

2008 Prevent Child Abuse Month


Dr. Helm addresses the audience at the Vigil at the Courthouse Plaza

Mimes from Zion Hill Baptist Church perform at the Vigil

CASA volunteers are sworn in at the Vigil


Candles are lit in memory of the children who died from child abuse. 

Resource Fair 2008 at the Family Care Center


Approximately 50 organizations participated in the resource fair

Families waited in anticipation for the door prize drawings


Karate performance by children from the Gainesway Empowerment Center

Registration for the Friends of Children 5K race at Coldstream Park

Getting ready for the race



Race participants ran and walked the 5K course

The finish line


Sargent Jesse Harris addresses the audience at the Prevent Child Abuse Breakfast



Children from Lafayette Christian Childcare performed at the 2008 Prevent Child Abuse Breakfast

The 2008 Prevent Child Abuse nominees


Children handed out pinwheels for prevention to the breakfast participants