Family & Children’s Place receives $10,000 grant from Delta Dental of Kentucky

Blog, Press Releases - March 13, 2019

Delta Dental of Kentucky has awarded a $10,000 grant to support Family and Children’s Place (FCP). Family and Children’s Place focuses on preventing and stopping trauma in children as well as providing counseling services and other assistance to victims throughout the recovery process. This includes physical and sexual abuse, neglect and maltreatment and human trafficking. The funds will support a variety of the agency’s programs that are provided to more than 23,000 Kentuckians annually. “Over the past three years, we have seen a dramatic increase across the region in the number of families needing our services,” said Pam Darnall, President/CEO […]

Parents Learn Cyber Safety

Blog - March 4, 2019

This past Tuesday, students and families attending Family & Children’s Place Healthy Family Nights had a special guest speaker – Sonja Grey with Exploited Children’s Help Organization (ECHO). Ms. Grey came to speak with the parents about “Cyber Safety 101” while students engaged in physical activity. The conversation was focused on keeping your family safe when using the internet, and included topics on: Netiquette Not trusting people you meet online Warning signs of internet luring Sexting Cyberbullying Doxxing Setting boundaries Parental Control apps Knowing and understanding your child’s apps Net Lingo 101 Parents were happy to receive formal training because they […]