The Crawford CAC

Something Safety Smarts teaches children is that they have the power to say "NO"!

Allowing children to practice setting boundaries and recognizing that pushing boundaries is healthy, helps protect children from abuse and exploitation.

Happy beginning of the new School Year!

We have an in-school child abuse prevention program called Safety Smarts, which teaches K-5 students in PSD how to recognize safe and unsafe touches, how to refuse by forcefully saying “No!”, and how to report it by telling a trusted adult.

You might not realize the impact you can make. Today. Tomorrow. Any day. Each and every person has the power to create good.

Together, we can make a big impact 💪💪

Donate today at https://secure.givelively.org/donate/crawford-cac

All Star Cleaning Services of Fort Collins has been so great to work with, we appreciate you helping us keep our Center clean and tidy for our clients!

As we start a new school year, let’s give a HUGE shout out to all the educators out there! Pouring into young lives is the greatest gift you can give our future 🍎📚

Don't forget to register your team for this year's Aim to Help event, which will be held on SEPT. 20TH this year!!!

And to make it easier than ever to register your team and to send us your donation, we just launched a new Aim To Help website — aimtohelp.org. It's live and ready to start taking registrations now!

THANK YOU to everyone working hard to keep our community safe 🙏🔥

Registration is open for this year's Aim 2 Help event in September!

This year's 2024 Aim to Help shooting event is LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AWAY! We're heading into our seventh annual year for this popular event, which means team registration is filling up fast! SO DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THIS YEAR'S SEPT. 20 EVENT AT AIMTOHELP.ORG!

You have the option to:
1) 👊 Register a 4-Person Team
2) 👔 Upgrade to a Corporate Sponsorship or ...
3) 🎯 Sign Up as an Individual Shooter.

Summer water fun is a great way to stay cool during the heat. Make sure you and your kids know how to stay safe in the water this Summer!

The American Red Cross has a resource with different lesson videos per age group along with coloring sheets

Water Safety for Kids Videos, activity sheets and quizzes to help your child learn about water safety while having fun in and around water.

Don't forget to stop by Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary for the month of July, and round up your purchase! All round up proceeds will go to our Center to help us purchase more books for our clients and their families 📚

Common Sense Media is a great resource that has ratings for movies & tv shows for all ages. Check out this quick video of 5 Internet Safety tips for kids and help your kids stay safe online this summer

5 Internet Safety Tips for Kids Our Stress-Free App for Finding The Best Kids’ Entertainment: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/appinstall Sharing photos, posting comments, playing video gam...

A great way to cultivate empathy in our children is to use emotion coaching. The 5 stages of emotion coaching can really help with this, taken from this useful guide:

Become aware of emotion.

Connect. View their emotions as opportunities for connection and teaching. Its OK to feel….

Listen. Empathize. Accept their emotions and avoid judgement. I understand. I would feel… if that happened to me. I love you and will stay with you.

Reflect. Help them use words to describe what they feel. How do you feel right now? This will pass.

End stage. If appropriate, help them to problem solve. You may also communicate that all wishes and feelings are acceptable, but some behaviors are not. What is this emotion trying to tell us? Its not OK to…

Learning about child abuse can help us STOP it!

It's Mental Health Monday!🩵

Here are a few ways to help cope with some stressful situations.

-Mental Health Care
-Balanced Nutrition
-Mindfulness Practical
-Physical Activity
-Quality Sleep
-Supportive Relationships

Healing takes time, but you are not alone. Trauma can leave deep marks, but every step forward is a step toward strength and resilience.

💪 Remember, seeking help is a sign of courage.

Let's do our part to raise awareness and promote a healthy environment in the home to help prevent child abuse before it occurs.

The is free to all Larimer County children 🍎🥙🧃

The is bringing healthy lunches and big smiles throughout !

See our schedule here: https://foodbanklarimer.org/the-lunch-lab/

Stay cool during this hot hot weather ☀️🌞🔥

Stay Cool This Summer!

As temperatures rise, it’s important to keep yourself safe and comfortable. Here are some tips to beat the heat:

- Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water throughout the day
- Wear light clothing and choose loose-fitting, breathable fabrics
- Seek shade and avoid direct sunlight during peak hours (10 AM - 4 PM)
- Check on neighbors! Look out for those who may need extra help, especially the elderly

FREE Caregiver Summit is open for registration

What activities do you do, that make you feel GOOD?!

Happy 4th of July 🥳

What does a CAC do????

~ Forensic Interviews
~Family Advocacy
~ Prevention
~ Mental Health Services
~ Medical Services
~ MDT Investigations

Here are 6 Tips for your child's social and emotional health

For the month of July, when you shop at Golden Poppy Herbal Apothecary you have the option to round up and donate that spare change to our Center to help us purchase books for the kiddos and their families that we see

Thank you to everyone who came to our Golf Tournament last weekend!

A huge thank you to our sponsors- in particular UCHealth for helping to make this possible!!

Thank you to Denver Beer Co for donating drinks 🍺

And Congrats to all of our prize and contest winners!

We even had an Elk show up to watch 🦌

A huge thank you to the District Attorney - Eighth Judicial District - Colorado Volunteers for helping us install our window AC units, fix a curtain rod, and do a TON of weeding in our landscaping! They also painted inspirational rocks that now greet the families who come to our Center

We appreciate you!

We have our prize packages up and live!

No need to attend the Golf Tournament in order to win!

Prizes include: Date night for 2 at Blanchard Family Wines, 4 Tickets to a Rockie's game, a one night stay at the Century Casino and Hotel in Blackhawk, Dinner for 4 at the Monarch Casino and Hotel, A Gift Basket from New Belgium, and many more! Each prize package also includes a $125 Scheels giftcard

Check them out here: https://bit.ly/Scramble-prizes

Less than a month until our Golf Tournament!!

Register here: https://secure.givelively.org/event/crawford-cac/the-crawford-scramble-golf-tournament-2024/crawford-scramble-golf-tournament

It's World Baking Day! 🍞🥐🥧 There's something truly special about baking with loved ones. The simple acts of measuring ingredients, mixing batters, and kneading dough create a rhythm that connects us. Baking side-by-side is quality time filled with delicious aromas, laughter, and making memories.

Whether it's grandparents passing down treasured family recipes, parents and children frosting cupcakes together, or friends baking to catch up over the countertop, sharing this tradition builds warmth and closeness. The bonds we form while baking transcend the treats we create - they nourish our hearts and souls.

So gather your favorite people today and bake something scrumptious! Mix in plenty of love, sprinkle with kindness, and let the magic of baking together strengthen the bonds that sweeten life's journey. Who will you bake with on ?

Thank you so much to now Little Fresh Farm, for donating these petunias to brighten up our Center for summer time 💐