Child Abuse Prevention Month
Happening April 1-31, 2024 | Central Oregon
This April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Every one of us has the power to help prevent abuse. Join the movement and learn what YOU can do to protect the children in your life. By raising awareness, you’ll help make your community safer for all kids.
Here’s how you can get involved.
Attend an Event
Come to a family-friendly community event (like Communities for Kids) or attend a fundraiser to support local prevention programs.
Get Trained in Child Safety
Help strengthen your community’s defenses against child abuse. The more adults that get trained, the safer kids are! Sign up for a free child safety training near you.
Show your Support: Wear Blue!
Blue is the symbolic color of child abuse prevention. Friday, April 4, 2025 is Wear Blue Day. Wear blue to support child abuse survivors and raise awareness for child abuse prevention efforts. All month long, join us in wearing a blue Prevent Child Abuse wristband! Look for displays around Central Oregon and pick up a free wristband to wear.
Volunteer
You can help support the work of prevention organizations such as KIDS Center and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery. Help raise awareness, expand the reach of programs and services, and support families.
Join our Pinwheel Project
This April, communities across Central Oregon will be displaying pinwheels—a symbol of child abuse prevention. Here’s a family-friendly (and environmentally friendly) way to join in and raise awareness….with sidewalk chalk!
Become an Advocate for Families
There are Central Oregon families living with immense stressors, risks, and chaos—none of which support a child’s health and safety. Join child abuse prevention organizations to help strengthen families and keep kids safe.
Become an advocate! An effective advocate is engaged and educated around the issues that impact struggling families and lead to increased risks of abuse and neglect. It takes all of us working together to address the barriers that perpetuate multi-generational issues of abuse and neglect. Contact MountainStar to learn more.
Get child safety tips sent straight to your inbox!
Sign up for Safe & Sound, a free 3-week program for parents, grandparents and caregivers. Get tips to help keep your child safe at home, at school, with friends, and online. Safe & Sound starts April 1, 2024.
2024 Central Oregon Prevention Partners
Each year, KIDS Center and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery honor local businesses and organizations that have made a significant effort to help prevent child abuse. Congratulations to this year’s Prevention Partners from Crook, Jefferson and Deschutes County.
Deschutes County
Cascade School of Music
NeighborImpact
Crook County
Meta Prineville Data Center
Heart of Oregon
Jefferson County
Warm Springs Academy
Kindred Connections
Community members create a pinwheel display in Prineville for 2022’s Blue Ribbon Campaign.
The History of the Blue Ribbon Campaign
In 1989, Bonnie Finney lost her three-year-old grandson to abuse by her daughter’s boyfriend. Bonnie tied blue ribbons to her car to represent her grandson’s bruises, and the community joined in to support Bonnie and her family.
Over the past 30 years, the Blue Ribbon Campaign has grown into a nationwide event, bringing communities together to protect children. The Blue Ribbon Campaign is held in April to coincide with National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
This year marks the 15th annual Blue Ribbon Campaign in Central Oregon, thanks to our generous community sponsors. Communities across the region install displays of blue ribbons or blue pinwheels to raise awareness and show support for child abuse survivors.
Central Oregon’s Blue Ribbon Campaign is brought to you by KIDS Center and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery.
Our Partners
