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Greater Richmond SCAN - Stop Child Abuse Now    
Prevent Child Abuse Virginia  
   
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Local Services

 
Greater Richmond SCAN - Stop Child Abuse Now
Nonprofit organization located in Alexandria that reaches the Northern Virginia communities of Arlington and Fairfax as well as Alexandria. Its programs include parenting classes for families; partnership in the Success by 6 ® project to help children get a healthy and education-ready start in school; and the nationally known Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, through which specially trained volunteers advocate for children who are in the juvenile court system due to abuse or neglect or for custody-related issues.
Contact:
2210 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22301
Phone: (703) 836-1820
Fax: (703) 836-1248
http://www.scanva.org/
 
Prevent Child Abuse Virginia
Statewide, private, nonprofit organization, leads a coalition of community partners across the Commonwealth. We are committed to preventing child abuse and neglect through actions taken as leaders, advocates, educators and collaborators.
Contact:
Karen Schrader, Family Support Dir.
4901 Fitzhugh Ave., #200
Richmond, VA 23230
804-359-6166
 
National Services
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Working to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has a right to live in a home free of violence.
www.fvpf.org
 


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