Project Child is the child abuse prevention coalition in the Lehigh Valley. We provide public education, professional development, parent support, legislative advocacy and specialized programs in order to prevent child abuse and neglect and promote positive parenting practices. Project Child is a program of Valley Youth House.
News:
Check out pictures from this year's Have a Heart for Children event here
Don't miss the 15th Annual Tortoise and Hare 5K Run and Fun Walk. This yearly event organized by the Kiwanis raises money to support Project Child and our work to end child maltreatment in the Lehigh Valley
The Help for Families panel will be having a free panel discussion at Nitschmann April 2nd Don't miss this wonderful event
There is an upcoming training on Parenting the Positive Discipline Way in Allentown, PA please click here for more information
Want to be updated on Project Child events such as our Annual Conference, Educational Forums and Annual Meeting? Sign up for our e-mail list on the link provided below. http://eepurl.com/ptO79
Project Child is expanding our use of social media to stay connected to the community we serve. To stay updated on Project Child you can follow us on Twitter, you can friend us or like us on Facebook and you can check out our page on the Movement for America's Children. You can also join our e-mail list by e-mailing us at projectchildlv@aol.com
Services:
Project Child's services are mainly designed for parents, professionals and paraprofessionals in the community.
Weekly column in The Morning Call on a parenting topic
A variety of handouts for the community including Child Abuse Primers, in four editions -For Secondary Educators, Pre-school and Elementary Educators, for medical Professionals and for Citizens
Public speaking engagements to educate the community on child abuse prevention topics
Professional Education
Quarterly educational forums for professionals
Annual conference in April featuring a national speaker
