Fourth Annual
Family Advocate Program
Golf Classic
Friday, June 13, 2008
1:00 Shotgun Start
Pre-Event Dinner Auction
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Benefiting children and families throughout the Treasure Valley. Family Advocate Program works to keep abused children out of danger and in safe homes, while partnering with parents to build strong families. We are a private, independent non profit agency located in Boise, Idaho.
Founded in 1978, Family Advocate Program is the parent agency for two programs: Families First, a voluntary home-based parent education program and CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate), providing the court with trained volunteers who act as Guardians ad Litem for abused or neglected children.
Why should we care about child abuse and neglect?
Because the costs of ignoring it are staggering.- Victims of childhood abuse and neglect are at increased risks for smoking, alcoholism, drug abuse, depression, eating disorders, suicide attempts, multiple sexual partners, and severe obesity.
- A study conducted in 2002 concluded that women who experienced any type of sexual abuse in childhood were roughly three times more likely than non-abused girls to report drug dependence as adults.
- Child abuse and neglect have been shown, in some cases, to cause important regions of the brain to fail to form properly, resulting in impaired physical, mental and emotional development.
- If we can intervene in an abused or neglected child’s life early on, we will prevent billions of dollars in health care costs a generation from now. These are costs that are currently being borne by taxpayers and corporations.
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