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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep online toolkit available

The Niagara County Child Fatality Review Team is enlisting the support of the community to prevent infant deaths in unsafe sleep conditions.
An NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP Toolkit provides factual information, talking points, videos and brochures to support safe sleep education and advocacy. … Continue reading

Stewards of Children® training to be offered in April

The Child Advocacy Center of Niagara, a service of Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, will observe April as Child Abuse Prevention Month by offering the acclaimed Stewards of Children® program at three sites in Niagara County.
Stewards of Children® is a national program designed to help adults better protect children from sexual abuse. … Continue reading

2nd Annual Stand Against Child Abuse Walk

Focus on Families invites you to join the 2nd Annual Stand Against Child Abuse Walk on Thursday, April 19, 2018. The walk will be held at 5 p.m. in Hyde Park in the City of Niagara Falls. The walk will begin at the Bob Laurrie Tennis Courts on Robins Drive. … Continue reading

Zonta Club of Niagara Falls donates comfort items

Thank you to the Zonta Club of Niagara Falls, NY for their generous donation of comfort items to the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara.

“Children from pre-school through adolescence use a stuffed animal or a blanket as a source of comfort at the Center as they participate in forensic interviews and medical evaluations, … Continue reading

Human Trafficking – Modern Day Slavery

Human trafficking is a crime you hear about more and more but no one expects to see here. Yet, 332 human trafficking cases were reported in New York in 2016, according to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center.  Since 2015, New York state has been ranked the fifth highest state in number of cases reported trailing only California, … Continue reading