To help us kick off Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, last Thursday, April 4th, Family Builders held its first child abuse awareness and prevention luncheon, call "Walk A Mile in Their Shoes." This inaugural event's mission was to allow people of all walks of life, demographics, nationalities, and professions to have the chance to "walk a mile" in the shoes of an individual who may have suffered abuse, suffered due to abuse, or found themselves in the position of abuser. The luncheon was held at the Oklahoma History Center and catered by Running Wild catering services. Here is the link to a great video that www.okcgood.com did for us, re-capping our luncheon:
http://youtu.be/1zTuGMigzWA
Family Builders' mission is to strengthen families in order to prevent child abuse and neglect and other family violence. Our goal is to educate families so that they are able to protect themselves from abuse in all forms. The purpose of our first "Walk a Mile" luncheon was to inform members of the community of the vast amounts of child abuse that occur each day in their city, while showing them that Family Builders is strategically positioned to help families who have fallen victim to abuse. However, without the support of the community, what Family Builders does each day would be almost impossible. This luncheon allowed our organization's voice to be heard and our message to be spread to those individuals sitting in the room.
Our hope is that those individuals who attended and participated in the luncheon will carry our message of what we do as well as our mission, to those people that they know and interact with each day. These individuals as well as their peers and the people they know, are our community - and community involvement is key to protecting children and families from abuse. Spreading the word and keeping our community informed on the signs of abuse, the statistics of abuse in our state/area, and knowing how and where to report all types of abuse will be a major factor in helping Family Builders to achieve abuse prevention.
Thank you to all who attended the luncheon! We are so thankful for your support and the message that you will be spreading for our cause. If you missed the luncheon, but would still like to be involved in supporting or volunteering at Family Builders, visit our website at: www.familybuildersok.org
Our next community event will be Saturday, June 15th, over Father's Day Weekend. Uur second annual "Chalk the Walk" chalk art festival and competition will be held in the Plaza Art District this year, including a whole bunch of family-friendly activities, chalk art competitions for all ages and talents of artists, and fun food and music! Stay tuned to our social media for more info!
www.facebook.com/familybuildersok
@fambuildersok on Twitter
Again, thank you to everyone for their support and attendance. We look forward to seeing more of all of you. Remember, spread the word - help us prevent child abuse and neglect! Enjoy your week and enjoy your kids!
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