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News/Press
July 14, 2005
THE
W-S FOUNDATON AWARDS THE PARENTING INSTITUTE $25,000
The Winston-Salem Foundation
awarded The Parenting
Institute, a prevention program of SCAN, $25,000 to continue
parenting classes in local faith-based institutions...
June, 20 2005
ATTEMPTED
SAFE SURRENDER OF NEWBORN IN BURLINGTON
h14 year old mother apparently
tried to safely surrender her baby by dropping off her baby
girl in the parking lot of a pregnancy center of in Burlington.
Looks like she tried to safely surrender her baby but misinterpreted
the law....
February 2, 2005
CHILD
ABUSE IS DOWN ACROSS THE STATE BUT UP HERE
By Courtney Gaillard
The Chronicle
North Carolina saw a 9 percent decrease in child abuse last
year, but Forsyth County experienced the opposite. The local
Department of Health and Human Services reports that 2,546
children were subject to investigation by Child Protective
Services between 2003-2004. That figure is up from the previous
year, when 1,894 children were investigated for abuse and
neglect...
February 28, 2005
NEWBORN
DEATH HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF LAW, SAFE
SURRENDER WEBSITE, HOTLINE CAN EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT IMPORTANT
LAW
RALEIGH - The newborn in Winston-Salem
who was found dead last week, possibly abandoned by its mother,
highlights the need for a wider understanding of "safe
surrender." This state law allows an overwhelmed mother
to surrender her baby anonymously to any adult who appears
responsible. "The risk of homicide on the first day of
life is 10 times greater than the rate during any other time
of life,"...
December, 31 2004
LOCAL
REALTOR® WINS NATIONAL "GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD".
EXCHANGE/SCAN TO RECEIVE $7500.
Winston-Salem-(November 4)-Thomas E. Bush,
a real estate professional with Coldwell Banker Triad REALTORS®,
Commercial Division, and a member of the Winston-Salem Regional
Association of REALTORS®, has been named one of the recipients
of the fifth annual Good Neighbor Awards by REALTOR® Magazine,
the official publication of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Bush is being recognized for being a powerful
advocate for child abuse prevention. He helped start the largest
private provider of child abuse prevention and treatment programs
in the state. Mr. Bush has served on the Board of Directors
for Exchange/SCAN....
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