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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse (CPCA) - ECPv6.9.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse (CPCA) X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.thecpca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse (CPCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DTSTAMP:20261103T153115 CREATED:20261030T051151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T191254Z UID:17155-1793577600-1798761599@www.thecpca.org SUMMARY:Give the Gift of Hope 2026 DESCRIPTION:Help Keep Children Safe\nWhen you give a gift in honor of someone this holiday season\, we will send them a free greeting card letting them know of your generosity. \nBecome a hero year-round by joining our Superhero Society and donating monthly. \n \n DONATE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n An Important Note from Our Executive Director \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How your gift helps\nAaliyah’s Story\n \n \n \n \n \n “He doesn’t deserve to live the life I had to.” \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n At just 20 years old\, Aaliyah is working to give her young son\, Isaiah\, a childhood filled with safety\, love\, and the support she so often needed herself. \nAfter losing her mother as an infant\, Aaliyah was adopted alongside her twin brother. Growing up\, she experienced bullying and often felt overlooked as her family navigated other children’s significant needs. \nAt 16\, she entered an abusive relationship and became pregnant at 17. While preparing to care for her baby\, she was experiencing violence herself. She was a young person who needed protection\, soon to become a mother determined to protect her own child. \nHer connection with The Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse began at our Child Advocacy Center\, where a family advocate\, our facility dog Peace\, and a multidisciplinary team supported her through the forensic interview process. \nBut her need for support did not end there. \nAfter losing custody of Isaiah\, Aaliyah faced months without seeing her little boy. At just 18\, she was trying to navigate unfamiliar systems\, understand what was expected of her\, and find answers to her questions with very little guidance. \nShe knew she wanted a different life for her son. She needed support to understand how to build one. \n \n \n \n \n \n “I need to do better for my son\,” she said. “He deserves better.”\n \n \n \n \n \n Her journey with CPCA continued through our Supportive Parenting Program. There\, she found parenting education\, encouragement\, and a support system she could trust. Staff offered compassion and accountability\, supporting her as she worked toward becoming the parent she wanted to be. \nAaliyah says she can tell CPCA staff about her struggles and decisions without fear of judgment. For someone who grew up feeling overlooked\, knowing she has people she can speak to honestly—and turn to when things get difficult—has become an important part of moving forward. \nShe could ask for guidance\, acknowledge challenges\, and keep working toward her goals with people who listened and took her concerns seriously. \n \n \n \n \n \n “This program made me actually try\,” she shared.\n \n \n \n \n \n With a trusted team beside her\, Aaliyah began making changes for herself and her son. She learned that she could not change her past\, but she could change the decisions she made moving forward. \nShe maintained a full-time job\, participated in mental health services\, and secured her own apartment. In July 2026\, she graduated from the Supportive Parenting Program and was granted unsupervised visitation with Isaiah. \nAfter months of separation\, this was a meaningful step toward the future she had been working so hard to build. \nToday\, her journey continues. Through aftercare services\, CPCA remains part of her support system as she works toward reunification. Graduation did not mean losing the relationships she had come to rely on. She knows she has people she can turn to as she faces challenges and takes her next steps. \n \n \n \n \n \n “I want to do whatever is best for my son\,” she said.\n \n \n \n \n \n From her first connection with the Child Advocacy Center to parenting education and ongoing aftercare\, Aaliyah’s story shows the difference consistent support can make for a young mother determined to break the cycle of trauma. \nNames have been changed to protect the family’s privacy. \n \n \n \n \n \n Thanks to caring supporters like YOU\, young parents like Aaliyah have support they can count on as they turn their determination into a safer\, brighter future for their children. \n \n GIVE NOW\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You to Our\n#GivingTuesday Match Partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n David & Mary Ann Silver\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Thank You to Our \nFirst Donor URL:https://www.thecpca.org/event/give-the-gift-of-hope-2026/ CATEGORIES:CPCA Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.thecpca.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Season-of-giving-2026-header.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR