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Northern Virginia’s leading voice in the prevention of child abuse and neglect

Speak Up For Children

Kids, Croquet and a Very Fun Day!

We’ve moved:ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

Gratitude: A Message PAGE 2 from Parent Education Program

Meet SCAN’s New CASA PAGE 3Program Manager

Aha! Moments from PAGE 4Public Education Program Operation Safe Babies PAGE 5

SCAN Hosts Summit for PAGE 6Faith Groups, Human Services

Circle of Hope PAGE 7Celebration

Save the Date for PAGE 8Toast to Hope 2015!

In April, SCAN relocated to a new office space at 205 S. Whiting Street in Alexandria, which includes a larger conference room. That room

has been renamed the Carol Cleary Community Training Room in memory of Carol Cleary, wife of SCAN founder Dave Cleary. This new space gives us the capacity to train more people, to protect more children, and to impact an even wider circle of our community. Darkness to Light trainings, CASA volunteer trainings and new volunteer orientations will all occur (and have the chance to grow!) in this space. Many thanks to those who donated at the open house and online during Spring2Action to support the new training room!

SCAN hosted a sunshine- and smile-filled Croquet Day on May 30, raising more than $30,000 to support SCAN’s child abuse prevention programs in the coming year. With support from lead sponsors Marc & Leana Katz, AT&T, Safeway and SCAN founder Dave Cleary, over one hundred players, guests and volunteers enjoyed an official croquet tournament,

lawn games, food and more at Hensley Park in Alexandria. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible!

Pictured (clockwise from top left): Yannos Misitzis celebrating a win; musical guests King Street Blues; CYP members Laura Cummings and Hanseul Kang; the team sponsored by Blair Blake with Del. Charniele Herring; Del. David Bulova and ABC7’s Scott Thuman; the Best Dressed team from United Bank; Chris Harris & son, winners of Best Family Team Spirit Award; and Board Member Patti Boerger with children on the lawn.

Carol Cleary Training Room Dedicated at First Open House

Pictured (left to right): CASA Case Supervisor Elisabeth Crockett; Executive Director Sonia Quiñónez; Founder Dave Cleary; John Long, President and CEO of the The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce; Walter Clarke from Burke & Herbert Bank; and Public Education Manager Tracy Leonard.

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PARENTING CLASS GRADUATESCongratulations to the 24 parents who graduated from our ABCs of Parenting Classes (offered in both English and Spanish) this Spring. We are so proud of you and thrilled for your children and families!

“Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much.”

–HELEN KELLER

Update from the ParentEducation Program:

Dear Friends,

June marked the end of our program year. The year’s end always brings with it a tremendous sense of accomplishment. We served nearly 300 families through one or more of the 16 educational projects. From our evaluations we found that over 94% of parents felt they learned a new parenting strategy. They also noted feeling more connected to other parents.

This sense of accomplishment is wonderful, but we can’t help but feel a tremendous sense of GRATITUDE. The Parent Education team counts on a staff of two, and none of these accomplishments could have been possible without the support of our interns, volunteers and community partners.

Our volunteers come from all walks of life with a variety of skills. It was great to look back and see how each contribution helped shape and ultimately make SCAN’s Parent Education Program a success. For example, our friends from Deloitte stopped by on Impact Day (June 5) and taught us how to best use MS Access for our program data evaluation. For a Parenting Class series, Nancy Broff and her very talented team from Virginia Cooperative Extension provided cooking classes and healthy meals.

In addition to local businesses volunteering, 26 individuals donated 550 hours of their time. Some have been long time volunteers like Mary Louise Cohen and Candice Radoski, who facilitated ABCs of Parenting, while others joined SCAN only a few months ago. I invite you to visit our blog (scanofnova.wordpress.com) to read a post about new volunteer Lainie Morgan’s experience working with children and their unexpected impact on her.

To all our volunteers—you are the heart of SCAN and we thank you for all that you do! We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

If you have not had a chance to volunteer, please come out to our next volunteer orientation to learn more about the Parent Education Program and how you can make a unique contribution. Whatever time or skills you have to share, we hope you will come join us!

Marisol MoralesParent Education Manager

Thursday, August 6, 2015 – 7:00 pm

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 – 12:30 pm

Monday, October 5, 2015 – 6:30 pm

Thursday, November 12, 2015 – 12:00 noon

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 – 7:00 pm

Save the date for upcoming SCAN VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS:

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Update on the Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program:

Welcome to our Spring 2015 CASA Volunteer Class (pictured L to R at swearing-in ceremony): Paula Hayes, Bruce Neuling, Yeosang “Emily” Leary, Jacquelyn Jenks, Fernanda Howard, Denise Nazaire, Cynthia Mercer, Alexandra Clement, Pamela “Rana” Stewart, Phyllis Bailey, Nikkia Blackburn and Shawna Garrison.

Welcome New CASA Volunteers!Our newest advocates for children took the CASA oath on

April 14th, based on their passion for and dedication to providing a voice for the most vulnerable children involved with the Juvenile Court System. The Spring 2015 CASA class consisted of 12 volunteers from various walks of life, including a medical professional, attorneys, human services professionals and government workers. These highly qualified, motivated, multicultural and multilingual members of our community have taken on the mission of advocating for children by promoting safe and stable environments where they will no longer be subjected to abuse and neglect. During six weeks of intensive training, it was apparent that they were all passionate, capable and willing to give of their time and skills to ensure the children to whom they would be appointed would have a voice throughout the court process. We are proud to announce that almost all of these CASAs have already taken their first cases and are off to a great start!

Dear Friends,

The Alexandria/Arlington CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program continues to provide a voice for children involved in the Alexandria and Arlington Juvenile Court Systems. Our CASA volunteers strive to make certain the voices of abused and neglected children are heard in an over-burdened child welfare system. Since July 1, 2014, the CASA program has served 191 children. 82 CASA volunteers have served and provided advocacy for services to enhance the future safety and wellbeing of children involved in the system.

The CASA program continues to grow and evolve: I joined the staff as the new CASA Program Mananger, and we welcomed 12 new CASA volunteers in April. We also have a new bilingual CASA Case Supervisor. Please welcome Liza Almo to the SCAN/CASA family!

The program continues to focus on recruitment of multicultural and multilingual volunteers to meet the needs of or culturally diverse population. CASA has an ongoing need for volunteers as we face rapid growth in the number of abused children in need of an advocate.

I am pleased to announce that CASA will celebrate 30 years of providing services to at-risk youth throughout the state of Virginia. The first CASA program was established 30 years ago and Virginia passed the first legislation for the CASA program 25 years ago. The governor plans to sign a proclamation and there will be a celebration of this accomplishment shared by CASA programs across the Commonwealth.

I am excited to be the leader of such an amazing program and to have the opportunity to work with a such a skilled and professional team of volunteers and staff members who share my passion for serving at-risk youth in our community. Thank you for the warm welcome and your support and

understanding as I learn my new role. The CASA program will continue to strive for improvement in our service quality and growth to advocate for more children.

LaTeeka TurnerCASA Program Manager

GOOD NEWS FOR CASA & KIDS:SCAN’s Alexandria/Arlington CASA Program was selected to partner in an ongoing collaborative effort sponsored through the Alexandria Juvenile Court Best Practices Team. We’ll help to develop policies and procedures that ensure all partners are working together effectively to improve the overall effectiveness of the Juvenile Court process. The team will

sponsor a training event around Alexandria’s “System of Care,” an opportunity for representatives from child welfare, Comprehensive Services Act, mental health, advocates, probation officers and educational staff to discuss youth in the city. CASA will be present to assist in identifying strengths, gaps in services and potential opportunities from our perspective as child advocates.

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Update from the PublicEducation Program:

Dear Friends,

Many times, I am asked what Public Education means at SCAN. Simply put, Public Education is teaching everyone what their role is in reducing child abuse and neglect. And having just come off of Child Abuse Prevention Month (April, of course), our progress can best be seen through numbers:

- 525 adults reached through various trainings (including Darkness to Light and selections from our Fee for Service offerings) FY 2014

- 1,109 “Likes” on Facebook

- 799 Twitter followers on two different Twitter accounts

- 559 Connections Blog post views

- 9,981 unique visitors to our website

I do not end up with some of the moving stories that the CASA and Parent Education Programs get, but Public Education is the recipient of many “aha” moments. Those moments come because we are finding new, creative, and innovative ways to reach the public. These “aha” moments include parents who realize it is their responsibility to protect their children from child sexual abuse, from professionals who learn new ways to reach children by using activities with intention, teen moms who learn why a baby must be put to sleep on their back, and community members who learn that the symbol for child abuse prevention is no longer the blue ribbon, but rather the pinwheel.

I will take numbers and “aha” moments any day because I know that it all adds up to a reduction in child abuse and neglect andmore connections for kids.

Tracy LeonardPublic Education Manager

SCAN is so thankful to work in such a generous community:BB&T BANK volunteers from the King Street Branch who helped at Parenting Classes and volunteers from the Healthcare & IT/DefenseTeams who helped organize SCAN’s new office space and storage room.

BJS WHAREHOUSE on Van Dorn Street for providing supplies for parenting classes.

NANCY BROFF from Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Master Food Volunteer Program for contributing meals and cooking classes during a Parenting Class series.

CORNERSTONES for hosting SCAN’s Allies in Prevention Coalition quarterly meeting in March.

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH for hosting SCAN’s 8-week Parenting Class series.

ARLINGTON’S PROJECT PEACE for supporting SCAN’s Faith Summit in June.

SCAN’S COUNCIL OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (CYP) who helped with Parent Education Programs and Croquet Day planning this spring.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF ARLINGTON for hosting SCAN’s Faith Summit, Mobilizing Connections, in June.

LINDA WATKINS, SAFE KIDS FAIRFAX and INOVA HOSPITAL for hosting the first Operation Safe Babies trainings.

WELLS FARGO volunteers from the North Washington Branch who volunteered with children and served dinner at parenting classes.

Guest speakers at CASA volunteer trainings, including ELLEN DAGUE, Guardian ad Litem; REGINE GERARD, Arlington DHS, LYN GREENFIELD, Alexandria DCHS, ALISSA GREEN, Arlington DHS; ANITA MARTINEAU, Family Engagement Supervisor, Alexandria DCHS; and KRISTA OBERLANDER, Alexandria DCHS.

Engaging Fathers:Thanks to a grant from Verizon, SCAN has developed a special outreach campaign focused on educating and empowering men to strengthen their connections with the children in their lives as well as their role in helping to prevent family violence for generations to come. In addition to hosting a workshop with LaMar Henderson, MSW, LCISW, in April, SCAN has developed tip cards and fact sheets in English and Spanish as well as produced a Parenting Today radio show on the topic.

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NEW INITIATIVE: Operation Safe BabiesWith support from CareFirst and the Potomac Health

Foundation, and through a partnership with Cribs for Kids, SCAN is thrilled to be coordinating a new initative known as

Operation Safe Babies. The program focuses on educating new parents about safe sleep for infants, providing cribs for families in need and delivering resources for families and babies across Northern Virginia.

Through the assistance of community partner organizations like Inova Hospital, local health departments and various Healthy Families programs, SCAN will provide hundreds of infants with safe cribs. In addition to the cribs, SCAN and its community partner organizations will also provide parents of infants with specially developed educational materials and resources on Safe Sleep and Abusive Head Trauma. SCAN

has developed a “Safe Baby” pledge card, crying plan, refrigerator magnet and new fact sheets in both English and Spanish to be used with parents of infants.

If you are interested in hosting a training or learning more about the program, please contact Public Education Manager Tracy Leonard at 703-820-9001 or tleonard@scanva.org.

A Program of SCAN of Northern Virginia

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R 2 0 1 5 P I N W H E E L P A R T N E R S !

Accotink Unitarian Universalist ChurchADORE Children and Family ServicesAlexandria DCHSArlington County DHSBeatley LibrarySusan BrittonBurke & Herbert BankCathy’s Nails – Jamberry Nails Independent ConsultantAnn & Scott CaulkinsThe Center for Alexandria’s ChildrenCalvary Hill Baptist Church and PreschoolKim DavisThe Del Ray ArtisansFairfax County DFSFamily and School Partnerships, FCPSFort Belvoir Army Community ServicesHealthy Families AlexandriaJoint Base Myer – Henderson Hall Army Community Services

Kappa Delta SororityDistrict of Columbia Alumnae Chapter, Greater Fairfax and Loudoun County Alumnae Chapter, Montgomery County Alumnae Chapter

Leana and Marc KatzKinder Haus ToysLandmark PropertiesTracy & Matthew LeonardJeanette LymanMid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist FellowshipMissesDressy.comNorthern Virginia Family Service Prince William County DSSThe RiteAid FoundationMeghan RobertsRockledge Elementary SchoolSAVASSwisher-Gómez FamilySarah Tacoronte, Mrs. Prince William CountyThere Was a Little GirlUnited Bank, Alexandria BranchUp Cycle

Special thank to our friends at BURKE & HERBERT BANK, who hosted a month-long coin drive in April that raised more than $2,000 for SCAN and reached customers with our messages about child abuse prevention and Kids Need Connections campaign materials. Bank employees even hosted a Wear Blue Day to show their support!

GRANT UPDATE:AT&T | $5,000 for general operating support

ALEXANDRIA FUND FOR HUMAN SERVICES | $42,500 for Parent Education and $16,250 for CASA

ALEXANDRIA ROTARY FOUNDATION | $2,500 for Parent Education

ARLINGTON COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION | $2,000 for CASA

CAREFIRST | $85,778 for Public Education

CLARK-WINCHCOLE FOUNDATION | $10,000 for Parent Education

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA - XMS FUND | $5,000 for general operating support

DOMINION GUILD | $8,000 for CASA

FOUNDATION FOR THE ALEXANDRIA BAR ASSOCIATION | $1,000 for CASA

POTOMAC HEALTH FOUNDATION | $25,000 for Public Education

VERIZON | $7,500 for Public Education

VICKY COLLINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $30,000 for CASA

VIRGINIA DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES’ COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSEPREVENTION (CBCAP) | $50,000 for Parent Education and Public Education

VIRGINIA DEPT. OF SOCIAL SERVICES’ VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT TREATMENT PROGRAM | $60,000 for CASA

VIRGINIA HEALTHY YOUTH FOUNDATION | $60,000 for Parent Education

WELLS FARGO | $10,000 for Public Education

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SCAN Hosts Faith SummitOn June 5th, SCAN and George Mason University’s

School of Social Work hosted Mobilizing Connections to Strengthen Families, a special dialogue between faith groups and human services organizations to discuss how to work together to keep children safe and support families. Speakers included Dr. Joseph Henderson, Bishop and Senior Pastor at Kingdom Family Worship Center in Fredericksburg, Va., and Doug Brown, acting director of CPS for the City of Alexandria.

“Without connectivity between faith groups and social services, you can throw resources at the problem but they won’t be received,” said Dr. Joseph Henderson. “When you bring faith groups and human services together, they both become stronger.”

Nearly 50 participants from a wide variety of faith and human services organizations broke into small groups for intimate discussions about the value of and challenges in building connections between the faith community and service agencies. We are thrilled at SCAN to have opened this dialogue among so many new contacts, and hope to continue the discussion -- and inspire action -- that will ultimately help more children and families in our community!

SCAN offers child sexual abuse prevention trainings and a variety of workshops that can be tailored for faith groups. Learn about all of our resources for faith groups by visiting www.scanva.org and searching for “faith-based groups.”

LaTEEKA TURNER joined SCAN in February as our new CASA Program Manager (replacing Diamond Vann) and led the staff and 12 new CASA volunteers through a new course of pre-service training. LaTeeka worked at Alexandria City social services in the CPS unit for 4 years as well as Fairfax County CPS, so she brings solid knowledge about local CPS policy, court procedures, and sensitivity to the issues our families face.

LIZA ALMO joined SCAN in April as our new Part-time Bilingual CASA Case Supervisor (replacing Delmira Morales who left after 4 years of service across all of SCAN’s programs). An attorney, Liza has also served as a volunteer coordinator, and volunteered with a family literacy program for immigrant families at her daughter’s school.

CANDICE LOPEZ joined SCAN’s Board of Directors in June. Candice is the director of the National Sexual Assault hotline for the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, directly supervising bilingual program managers and supporting their teams of 200 individuals. She has a background in nonprofit management and a master of Public Administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from George Mason University.

CONGRESSMAN DON BEYER has returned to SCAN’s Honorary Board. The congressman and his wife resigned from the Honorary Board when he was appointed Ambassador but have reconnected since his election to represent the 8th District of Virginia in the House of Representatives.

P E O P L E O N T H E M O V E A T S C A N A N D B E Y O N D . . .

SCAN OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

HONORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rep. Don BeyerU.S. House of Representatives

Lisa Collis, Former First LadyCommonwealth of Virginia

Rep. Gerry ConnollyU.S. House of Representatives

Sen. Barbara FavolaVirginia State Senate

Brian Moran, Secretary of Public SafetyCommonwealth of Virginia

Rep. James Moran (Ret.)U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Frank Wolf (Ret.)U.S. House of Representatives

Leon HarrisNews Anchor, ABC7/WJLA-News

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Donna Fleming, MSA - President

Joe Carlin, MS, MBA - Vice President

Wayne S. Ebenfeld, MBA, MPA - Treasurer

Sabrina Black - Secretary

Sean Hosty, CFP - Past President

Patti Boerger

Christine Calpin, MS

Ravi Chandra

David Cleary - Founder

Valerie Cuffee, MSW

Molly E. Davis, EdD

Darryl Dove, MBA

Tim Gale

Mary Kudless

Ana Lucia Lico, MA, MBA

Candice Lopez, MPA

Hon. Tim Lovain, JD

Chelsey Ney

Gwena Kay Tibbits

Laura Yager

SCAN STAFFSonia Quiñónez - Executive Director Liza Almo - CASA Case Supervisor

Sarah Bracken - Bookkeeping AssistantAnn Caulkins - CASA Case Supervisor

Elisabeth Crockett - CASA Case SupervisorZayda Galvez - Parent Education Coordinator

Tracy Leonard - Public Education ManagerMarisol Morales - Parent Education Manager

Sarah Self - Public Education CoordinatorLaTeeka Turner - CASA Program Manager

Alice Shaver FoundationJohn Andelin & Ginger Geoffrey

AnonymousJim Barthmaier

Mia BassJeff & Joyce Bliss

Patti Boerger & Emmett LongMurray & Meg Bonnitt

Tom & Trudy BrisendineDavid & Rixey Canfield

Joe & Sara CarlinKen & Melanie Dunn-Chadwick

Ravi & Kiyomi ChandraDiane Charles & Kevin GrimErin Cleary & Paul Murtagh

David ClearyCollis Warner FoundationWilliam & Bethanne Cople

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Chris & Laura CummingsSharon Cummings

Peter CuvielloMichael Day

Christopher DevineJeanne DonovanKary & Jim Ewalt

David & Kim FiskeDonna Fleming

Tim & Jennifer GaleAnthony Golem

Kelly & Alan HarbitterNicholas & Anna Harris

William & Christine HookeSean & April Hosty

Joan Huffer & Rob DuggerJill Jermano

Marc & Leana Katz

SCAN’S CIRCLE OF HOPE 2015 These individual gifts of $1,000+ are a critical part of our funding that enables our programs to adapt and our teams to collaborate for the most successful services. THANK YOU!

DID YOU KNOW? A monthly donation of just $84 makes you a Circle of Hope member!

Mary & John KudlessWill & Kirsten Langhorne

Glenn & Teri LewisTed & Willa LutzMaple Tree Fund

Walt & Corinne MarloweKevin Monroe

Lori & Nigel MorrisJason Osser

Robert & Maeve RiglerCharles Spearman & Nancy Burnett-Spearman

Stanley M. Barg Fund (Stan Barg)Terry & Linda Stewart

The Sidgmore Family FoundationKent & Mary Pat Woodman

Laura Yager

Circle of Hope Celebration

SCAN Board Member Tim Gale and his wife Jennifer Gale opened their Alexandria home for a reception on May 15 to present Hon. Jim

Moran with the 2015 Cleary Award. The evening also celebrated SCAN’s Circle of Hope, a group of committed donors who each give more than $1,000 every year to provide critical support for SCAN’s child abuse prevention programs.

Congressman Moran represented the Eighth Congressional District for 23 years, serving as a committed spokesperson for child abuse prevention and as an Honorary SCAN Board Member for more than a decade. We were also honored to welcome Congressman Don Beyer, who graciously agreed to return to SCAN’s Honorary Board this year.

SCAN was pleased to meet new “friends” at the reception while also connecting with long-time supporters, including major donors Leana and Marc Katz. Leana delivered deeply moving remarks about her experience as both a donor and a CASA volunteer for more than eight years. She noted the stark contrast between advocating for abused and neglected children in the court and raising her own children:

“No child decides where they get to be born but every child deserves to have parents who have the tools to be their best parenting selves, a public who has the awareness to support them, and when things go terribly wrong, a mentally sound, determined individual in their corner advocating just for them.”

To learn more about Circle of Hope, please contact SCAN at info@scanva.org or 703-820-9001.

Congressman Moran Honored for Support of SCAN

Top to bottom: SCAN founder Dave Cleary, Congressman Moran and Circle of Hope member Diane Charles; Congressman Moran and host Tim Gale; Congressman Moran and Congressman Beyer.

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NOVEMBER 2015

The sky’s the limit!

Join our Toast to Hope Planning Committee! To learn more about our volunteer meetings this summer, email SCAN: info@scanva.org

Learn more at www.scanva.org/toast

TOASTtoHOPEStay tuned for information on SCAN’s 14th Annual