In light of the tragic allegations of child abuse in Denton, there is an effort to take a stand against child abuse.
April is Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.
On Friday, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center will be launching its symbolic Save Jane awareness campaign to help the community get involved and understand the work that they do.
Volunteers from around North Texas will read the names and ages of 27,484 children who were victims of child abuse in Dallas County last year.
Because these children are minors and their identities must be protected, “Jane” and “John” will be used in place of their names.
It would take more than 24 hours to through the thousands of names, so the effort is being divided among various locations around Dallas County. Each location will read approximately 3,436 names over the course of 4 hours.
“DCAC hopes that with the relaunch of the Save Jane Awareness campaign, North Texans will recognize the absolute urgency of child abuse issues in Dallas County,” said Irish Burch, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center President and CEO. “When you let it soak in that it takes more than 24 straight hours to call out the names of each child victim, it’s heart-wrenching. This has to stop and we are a force dedicated to eradicating child abuse in our city, and providing healing services to those who are the unfortunate sufferers of this terrible crime.”
Save Jane will take place on Friday at the following locations:
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, 5351 Samuell Blvd, Dallas, TX 75228Garland Police Department, 1891 Forest Ln, Garland, TX 75042NorthPark Center, 8687 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75225Grand Prairie Public Safety Building, 1525 Arkansas Ln, Grand Prairie, TX 75052Irving Family Advocacy Center, 600 W. Pioneer, Irving, Tx 75061Dallas Love Field Airport, 8008 Herb Kelleher Way, Dallas, TX 75235Park South YMCA, 2500 Romine Ave, Dallas, TX 75215South Dallas County Government Center, 8301 S Polk St, Dallas, TX 75232
Inspired by the Awareness Campaign, the Save Jane Society was founded to unite North Texans of all ages and backgrounds in the fight against child abuse. Through service events, networking, educational opportunities and more, Save Jane Society members advocate for DCAC and the end of child abuse in North Texas and beyond.
To join the Society or volunteer for this event and read names, click here.
Court Appointed Special Advocates, which pairs volunteers with children entering the foster care system, is also hosting a number of events throughout the month of April.
Click the links below for more information:
Dallas CASA
CASA of Collin County
CASA of Tarrant County
CASA of Denton County
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