To strengthen our efforts, Prevent Child Abuse America works in partnership with the National Child Abuse Coalition, which is composed of nearly 40 national organizations and our nationwide Chapter Network on the state and local levels. Our Advocacy Program communicates with chapters and HFA sites about important national child welfare legislation and how they might impact local prevention efforts through action alerts, legislative updates and monthly bulletins. Prevent Child Abuse America has been instrumental in helping to create and sustain state and federal funding to support children and families. Combined, these programs embody the core of federal funding to prevent child abuse and neglect. Subpart 1, known as Child Welfare Services , provide funds to institute, strengthen, and expand child welfare services, including those that assist in problems which may result in abuse or neglect.
States often choose to allocate funds for services to prevent or remedy abuse and neglect.
This year we launched the One Percent to Prevent Campaign . These small, additional commitments would significantly increase support for child abuse prevention efforts, help support and strengthen families, and ensure that children are raised in safe and nurturing environments. The National Call to Action , a collaboration of national organizations working to end child abuse and neglect has joined PCA America by voting the initiative its number one priority for action this year. This is the first comprehensive effort to take an assertive, non-partisan role to make child abuse and neglect prevention top of mind with our candidates. We are not endorsing candidates for office, rather asking candidates, regardless of party affiliation to commit to preventing child abuse and neglect.