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Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP)

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For more than thirty years, the Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) has given children the tools they need to prevent and report child abuse. Using life-sized puppets to provide school children with safety information, CAPP’s Child Safety Workshops have reached more than half a million children across New York City.

CAPP’s goal is to ensure that all children receive their basic right to safety so that they can have the opportunity to grow and thrive. Teaching children to recognize, resist and report physical and sexual abuse helps to keep them safe and works to end the cycle of abuse. By giving children a chance to feel loved and valued, they can embrace their childhood and achieve their potential. The cornerstone of CAPP’s work is an award-winning program that utilizes life-sized puppets to educate eight-and nine-year-olds about physical and sexual abuse, providing them with the tools to decipher between safe and unsafe touch. CAPP also trains school counselors and social workers about the dynamics of abuse and offers parenting classes to help parents learn positive parenting skills as an alternative to corporal punishment.

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Phone: 212-660-1376
Email: capp@nyfoundling.org

To schedule a CAPP workshop at your school call 212-660-1376 or email us at trevor.raushi@nyfoundling.org

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Success Stories

Sharing responsibility and strengthening the family

Sixteen-year-old Sarah wanted to help care for her five siblings to support her family and because she was excited to become a mother herself one day. Unfortunately, her parents struggled with substance abuse and relied too heavily on Sarah to care for their younger children. They were referred to The Foundling and our team worked with the family to combat their substance abuse and to understand how their actions affected Sarah and her brothers and sisters. The right program model and their self-motivation helped them to move on and redistribute the responsibility for the family’s care.

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Our Continued

Impact

program sites providing services throughout the New York metropolitan area

64%

of children that are mistreated every year have at least one developmental disability

evidence-based models and adaptations implemented with fidelity across our array of programs and service areas

donation launched The Foundling's work in 1869

4,000+

4,000+ holiday gifts distributed to The Foundling program participants every year

59,000+

investigations into child abuse and neglect occur every year in NYC

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Of young people involved who have been placed in foster care, 90% have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetime

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Phone: 212-660-1376
Email: capp@nyfoundling.org

To schedule a CAPP workshop at your school call 212-660-1376 or email us at trevor.raushi@nyfoundling.org

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