Even if you don't see the parents you know struggling, you can still help in other ways: because Indiana's child abuse and neglect crisis impacts all of us.

• Remind YOURSELF and every parent you know that it's a sign of strength to ask for help and support
• Provide support to a grandparent who is raising grandchildren
• Ask your child's teacher to link you with a child who needs additional emotional or educational support
• Offer a monthly night out to a single parent in your neighborhood by caring for the children
• Reach out in your church or faith community to a parent or family who seems isolated
• Donate a working computer to a local youth development or foster parent association
• Volunteer as a committee member for your local youth services program
• Contribute to a youth scholarship fund
• Assist your church in developing a family resource center for parents
• If you provide a service or own a business, provide discount coupons for families
• Donate new games, puzzles or sports equipment to an after–school program or recreational center
• Donate your time doing something you're good at and enjoy, such as coaching soccer, tutoring, mentoring, etc.
• Consider becoming a mentor, foster parent or adoptive parent
• Support philanthropic organizations that benefit children

Source: National Foster Parent Association and Prevent Child Abuse Indiana

Online giving — Visit The Villages of Indiana at http://www.villageskids.org/

• Get involved with your local Prevent Child Abuse Indiana Prevention Council (visit pcain.org for directory)
• Provide free child care for parents attending local parent education classes
• Create a Parent Resource Center for your local school, neighborhood or place of worship
• Provide an evening out for a grandparent raising their grandchildren, kinship caregiver, or foster parent by watching the children in their care
• Host a parent support group for parents of teens
• Become a heart-to-heart mentor for a single parent you know
• Call Prevent Child Abuse Indiana (317.542.7002) for more opportunities!

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