"The center’s role is to create a safe environment for abused children and their families. It also offers supportive services for its clients and the community through intervention, treatment and prevention....
"In the 100 Women Campaign, “the goal is for 100 women to raise $1,000 apiece,” Lofgren said. “We met that goal last year. We had women doing things like giving shag-dancing lessons and holding Zumba marathons, garage sales and bazaars. The creativity was unbelievable.”...
"The speaker will be Erin Merryn, a victim of child sexual abuse and a crusader for sexual abuse victims. She is campaigning for lawmakers in all 50 states to make education about child sexual abuse part of schools’ curriculum. No fewer than five states – Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan and Missouri – have approved such legislation, known commonly as Erin’s Law. South Carolina’s legislators are considering a similar law...."
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