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IN THIS ISSUE
SCAN Golf Tournament
May Parenting Workshops
Letter to the Editor
Parent Connection Resource Guide

 

U P C O M I N G   E V E N T S :

 
May 12, 2009
Housing Support Parenting Workshop in Spanish
April 22, 2009
Positive Discipline Parenting Workshop
 
June 1, 2009

SCAN's 13th Annual Golf Tournament: Tee-Off FORE Children & Families
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June 9, 2009
Allies in Prevention Coalition Quarterly Meeting
 
November 14, 2009
7th Annual Toast to Hope

 

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SCAN's 2008 Year at a Glance

 

MAY 2009
Still trying to think of the perfect Mother's Day gift?
 Consider a donation to SCAN in honor of your loved ones. 

 
Why now?  Read this recent Reuters News article on the nationwide increase of child abuse caused by the effects of economic stress on families.  
 
 
 
OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT ISN'T OVER UNTIL THE 18THSCAN's Golf Tournament HOLE...
...and the Golf Clinic, Silent Auction & Awards Dinner! 
You don't have to be a golf pro to be a part of SCAN's 13th Annual Golf Tournament, Tee-Off FORE Children & Families. Consider the many ways you can make this day a success for SCAN:
 
 
 
 
SCAN OFFERS 2 WORKSHOPS IN MAY THAT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE:
 
Housing Support Workshop IN SPANISH
Tuesday, May 12th
Cora Kelly School Library in Alexandria
Looking for housing? Have little or no credit? Join SCAN's Spanish-speaking Educational Parent Support Group, JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO, as we explore the rental market in Alexandria as well as important information about maintaining good credit.
 
Positive Discipline Workshop 
Thursday, May 21st
Hopkins House in Alexandria
Join Joyce Rawlings, an experienced family educator with SCAN of Northern Virginia, to learn more about effective and age-appropriate discipline tools and strategies that will help improve your relationship with your child!
LETTER TO THE EDITOR REMINDS USSCAN's Pause for a Child Campaign TO PAUSE ALL YEAR LONG
April may be over, but the community continues to rally behind SCAN's new Pause for a Child campaign.  On May 2nd, the Prince William area's News & Messenger ran a Letter to the Editor from SCAN's Diane Charles.  
 
> READ THE LETTER HERE
WITH SUMMER AHEAD, WHERE CAN PARENTS FIND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED?
SCAN's Parent Connection Resource Guide is Northern Virginia's ONLY region-wide listing of parent support and education programs.  
 
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Thank you for your continued interest in and support of SCAN.  You are helping us build hope for children and families across Northern Virginia!
 
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The SCAN Team
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