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Holiday Giving 2020
Help us help kids & teens in need this holiday season! This year, we've identified a handful of clients who are not receiving assistance through other holiday giving programs in our community. We're helping support these kids and teens by collecting gift cards to...
URGENT NEED: Help us secure funding for victims of crime
We need you to help us reach out to Congress about Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding, which is in danger of serious and long-term cuts unless we act as a movement to stop it. What is VOCA? The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) was signed into law in 1984 and...
Abbie Newman, CEO of Mission Kids, joins Ashaba Faridah Page from the Bambino Life Foundation in Uganda to discuss child abuse cases during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Abbie Newman, CEO of Mission Kids, joins Ashaba Faridah from the Bambino Life Foundation in Uganda, to discuss child abuse cases during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Watch the interview here: For more information about Bambino Life Foundation, visit their website:...
Abbie Newman joins Fox29’s “Good Day Philadelphia” to discuss COVID-19 and the impact on child abuse reports
Abbie Newman joins Fox29's "Good Day Philadelphia" to discuss the COVID-19 Pandemic and the impact on child abuse reports "It's...
Child Abuse during the Pandemic – Interview with KYW News Radio
Every adult now needs to think of themselves as a mandated reporter, says Mission Kids' CEO, Abbie Newman, in a recent interview with Jim Melwert from KYW Newsradio. “If you think that you are seeing something, call the state’s ChildLine hotline" (1-800-932-0313)....
A Pandemic Won’t Prevent Child Abuse, But People Can
A Pandemic Won’t Prevent Child Abuse, But People Can On Behalf of the Child Advocacy Centers of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties and the PA Chapter of CACs and MDTs Click here for the full PDF: “Preventing Child Abuse During COVID-19” The...
Funding Announcement: Mission Kids receives $300,000 Grant to provide trauma-focused mental health therapists to Montgomery County
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) released School Safety and Security funds to implement projects to address violence in Pennsylvania’s communities. Mission Kids received $300,000 through the Safety and Security funds to partner with Creative...
Empowering Children & Adults to Prevent Child Abuse: Mission Kids featured on Comcast Newsmakers
Empowering Children & Adults to Prevent Child Abuse Mission Kids’ Prevention Education and Outreach Manager, Michelle McDyre recently joined Jill Horner on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss our Child Advocacy Center’s Prevention Initiative and how we’re empowering...
Mission Kids’ “ROAR” Program was featured on NBC10 Philadelphia News!
Mission Kids' "ROAR" Program was featured on NBC10 Philadelphia News! "The more we reinforce this, the more we'll give kids the confidence to speak up when something like this happens," says School Counselor, Toby Sterling. Stephania Jimenez from NBC10 Philadelphia...
The Urgent Need to Find a “Hidden” Crime
The Urgent Need to Find a “Hidden” Crime Abbie Newman, R.N., J.D., CEO Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center Walt Hunter, Mission Kids Board of Trustees and former CBS Investigative Reporter Published: October 7, 2019 Yellow crime scene tape. Bullet holes. Street corner...