Each April, people across the country join forces to raise awareness of the terrible tragedy of child abuse and neglect for National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The most recent statistics reveal that approximately 74,000 children in Washington are reported abused or neglected each year. Through public awareness, community education, and involvement in support programs, these devastating numbers can be reduced.

Several budget reductions to the state's child welfare programs are slated to take place early in 2010, possibly as soon as January. The reductions would have a damaging impact on three key state programs.

Virginia Root's investment in children comes together where her "heart meets her head."

The Child Welfare League of America's November/December 2009 publication, Children's Voice, spotlights the approach that our Cobb Center takes to provide impacted youths and families with a stable environment in which to heal and grow.