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A COMMUNITY IN UNITY WILL PREVENT CHILD ABUSE

26TH ANNUAL

SHINE A LIGHT ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION

AWARDS CEREMONY

Past Events

2024 Shine a Light Awards Program – PDF Booklet

2023 Shine a Light Awards Program – PDF Booklet

2022 Shine a Light Awards on Vimeo

2022 Shine A Light Awards – PDF Booklet 

April is National Child Abuse Prevention month for the purpose of promoting community involvement in preventing child abuse. This month declares that all children have the right to be free from harm, and exist within a nurturing environment and to have their physical, emotional, and educational needs met. The Shine a Light on Child Abuse Prevention Awards Ceremony is an opportunity to come together to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of individuals and organizations who help to prevent child abuse and to keep our children and families safe in our County.

Children’s Network Officer Ashley Brooksher calls the honorees “unsung heroes who go above and beyond their day-to-day responsibilities to ensure that the children in our County are safe. These honorees demonstrate how simple acts of kindness can be life-changing for these children.”

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Award Categories

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  • Lifetime Advocate
  • Behavioral Health
  • Children and Family Services
  • Community Based Provider
  • Education
  • Foster Parents
  • Healthcare
  • Law Enforcement
  • Legal
  • Probation
  • Public Health
  • Volunteer
  • Business
  • Public Defender
  • Community Based Organization
  • Early Childhood Mental Health Systems
  • Father Engagement
  • Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation
  • Mentoring- Individual
  • Mentoring- Organization

26th Annual
Shine A Light Honorees

Past Lifetime
Advocate Honorees

2024– Helena Lopez

2023- Stephani Congdon

2022 – Marlene Hagen

2021 – Dr Kiti Freier Randall

2019 – Andre Bossieux

2018 – Michele Tacchia and Dr. Albert Karnig

2017 – Michael Markel

2016 – Gary C. Ovitt

2015 – Michael Schertell

2014 – Ronald J. Powell

2013 – Norm Dollar

2012 – Kent Paxton

2011 – Allan Rawland

2010 – Margaret Hill

2009 – Robert Friedman

2008 – Dr. Herbert Fischer

2007 – Cathy Cimbalo

2006 – Debi Faris Cifelli

2005 – Jack Brown