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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Protection Against Abuse
Mission: Child advocates of nevada county provides advocacy, education and prevention services to nevada county's children to ensure they grow up free from abuse and neglect.
Programs: Foothills healthy babies is an intensive, evidence based, best practice home visiting program accredited by healthy families america. The program enhances parent-child relationships and family functioning for families that are at risk of abuse and neglect. Services in english and spanish are provided free of charge in the home as needed for up to five years. In addition, welcome baby staff and volunteers visit new mothers and newborns in the hospital after delivery to share safety and health information and community resources.
the casa program supports and supervises volunteer advocates to act as the voice of an abused or neglectred child in court.
the child safety puppeteers harnesses the talent and creative energy of high school student volunteers to teach personal safety to young children.