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RHD's Family Practice and Counseling Network wins Department of Public Welfare Children's Trust Fund grant
12/7/2011 11:40:00 AM
Contact: Kevin Roberts RHD Communications 215-951-0300 (ext. 3714)
or kevinr@rhd.org
RHD’s Family Practice and Counseling Network has received a $120,000 grant from the Department of Public Welfare’s Children’s Trust Fund, supporting programs that work to prevent child abuse and neglect.
With this grant, the
Family Practice and Counseling Network will now be able to provide support, counseling and education for young parents who are patients at its Abbotsford and Health Annex locations.
“We are extremely honored to receive this grant, and to participate in this vital mission,” said FPCN director Donna Torrisi. “By helping build stronger families, we’ll be helping build stronger communities. In all our services, we are patient-centered and support the whole person, caring for the body, mind and spirit – and that certainly includes caring for our patients’ needs as parents.”
The Children’s Trust Fund grants focus on strengthening families and building protective factors and resiliency within parents, caregivers and children in order to prevent child abuse and neglect.
“By building a strength-based family unit around the child, we are building a natural protective factor,” said Alexander. “These grants will bring positive outcomes for children and their families.”
The hospitals and organizations will use evidence- or research-based methods to provide comprehensive support services to pregnant and parenting teens and young adults.
Recipient organizations are chosen based on their ability to implement research-based methods that are proven to create positive outcomes for children, families and the community, as well as their capacity to leverage additional resources.
Since the grants were created in 1988, Pennsylvania has continued its commitment to keep kids safe by awarding nearly $40 million in three-year grants to 252 organizations across the state. The Pennsylvania Children’s Trust Fund is funded through revenue generated from a $10 surcharge on all marriage and divorce applications filed in the state.
“Child abuse prevention is a much-needed service that we can provide to the families and communities to help keep our children safe,” said Alexander.
The Children’s Trust Fund is administered by the Department of Public Welfare and supported by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning. For more information on the Children’s Trust Fund or grant opportunities, call 800-833-5196 or visit www.pactf.org or visit www.dpw.state.pa.us.
