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The Child Abuse Prevention Center
The Latest Data on Texas Kids
State of Texas Children 2008 Data Book with County Profiles
http://www.cppp.org/factbook08/
Other KIDS COUNT Publications and Databases
http://www.cppp.org/kidscount
Family Budget Estimator: The Cost to Live in Texas
http://www.cppp.org/fbe
Save the Date
The Cap Center has a number of events coming up later this year. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us.
Monday, October 12 - CAP Center Golf Classic at Riverchase (12:30 shotgun start)
Thursday, November 12 - Voices for Children breakfast at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - Celebrity Waiter Gala at the Hotel Palomar
Shaken Baby Prevention Campaign
Man who shook baby is sentenced to 20 years and fined $10,000!
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/061909dnmetanderson_.1453d53.html
It is estimated that nearly one in two Americans are unaware that shaking a baby is dangerous and life threatening. Join the CAP Center in its initiative to educate 100,000 people on the dangers of shaking a baby by December 31. Take the pledge to educate those in your life by selecting the "Tell a Friend" feature. View the list of those who have already pledged and read their comments. Share the SBS Prevention Plan with anyone you know who is caring for a child.
Vanden Eykel Receives 2009 Spirit of Compassion Award
Koons Fuller Managing Partner Ike Vanden Eykel, center, receives the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Center's 2009 Spirit of Compassion Award from Margaret Patterson, Executive Director of the CAP Center, and Center co-founder Randy Michero.
The presentation took place Saturday, April 18 at the Center's 15th annual Celebrity Waiter Gala at the Hotel Palomar in Dallas. The award is given each year to a Dallas-area person who views child abuse prevention as a community responsibility. Ike is a long-time benefactor and a member of the Center's board of directors.
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