Since 1986, the Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) has reached over 400,000 New York City school children and made them aware of their right to be safe.
CAPP's mission is to ensure that all children receive their basic right to safety so that they can have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Teaching children to recognize resist and report physical and sexual abuse helps to keep them safe and works to end the cycle of abuse. By giving children a chance to feel loved and valued, they can embrace their childhood and achieve their fullest possible potential. Each year more than 30,000 children participate in the Child Safety Workshop, approximately 200 families are referred for assistance and 130 abuse cases are reported to child protective services, a combination of services that inspires a brighter future for children and their families.
RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT CAPP
On Saturday, April 28th hundreds of runners and walkers put their best foot forward in Brooklyn's Prospect Park to help prevent child abuse. The 3rd Annual CAPP Safe Kids 5k was presented by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and was kicked off by Brooklyn's own Borough President, Marty Markowitz. Silke Abrams represented our Presenting Sponsor, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, and CAPP's Board Chair, Rebekah Calabrese.
Thank you to all who supported this fun event. Because of your contributions nearly $38,000 has been raised so far to help CAPP continue to educate New York City's children on how to recognize, resist, and report physical and sexual abuse.
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