April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and it is an issue that is deserving of our attention. We’re always shocked and saddened to hear that a young child or teenager has been sexually abused. It’s your classic “I never would have expected…” type of scenario. However, unfortunately, the sexual abuse of children is more common […]
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Mar
A Baltimore County woman has been arrested after police say she was seen in a video beating two of her children in an attempt to get her husband’s attention. Rachel Marie Pietro, 26, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault and second-degree child abuse. She is being held without bail.
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Mar
Dear Friends of Family and Children’s Services, A common business principle maintains that you must plan your work before you can work your plan. This concept was the guiding philosophy for Family and Children’s Services Fiscal Year 2016. In the months following the appointment of F.T. Burden as CEO in September of 2015, FCS committed […]
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Longtime FCS Supporter Jenny Hovermill Named Vice President of Governing Board of Directors
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Mar
Mar
This month, FCS appointed longtime supporter Jenny Hovermill as Vice President of the Board. Jenny, a board member since 2013, is an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division Office of the Attorney General. A big part of her interest in and appreciation for FCS stems from her work in the criminal justice […]
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On Tuesday, February 28, Kelley Rainey, FCS Director of Domestic Violence Services, appeared on WBAL News Now with Bryan Nehman to discuss the growing number of domestic violence victims who are either teens or young adults.
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New Bel Air Photo Exhibit Shines Light on Those Who Are Sometimes Overlooked – The Aegis
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Feb
Feb
The photographs in the “Portrait of Care” exhibit at the Liriodendron Gallery include one of Bernard Redd, 68, a client at the Children and Family Services Medical Adult Day Care Program at Harford Community College. (Photo Courtesy of Irna Jay) Every person has a story to tell; some have more opportunity to share theirs than […]
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Dec
Dec
Americans are not living as long as they used to, according to new numbers released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
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Nov
A Baltimore-based nonprofit has been awarded a $2 million state grant to assist families impacted by crime in the area. Family and Children’s Services (FCS) received the grant, which will be distributed over two years, through the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention through the Victims of Crime Act.
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Nov
Nov
Photos from a visit to the adult day care program at Harford Community College provided through Family and Children’s Services of Harford County. (MATT BUTTON | AEGIS STAFF / Baltimore Sun) Ninety-something-year-old Bill Herr typically needs two people to help him walk – with a walker, but he was cutting up a rug last week […]
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On Wednesday, October 12, Kelley Rainey, Director of Domestic Violence Services at Family and Children’s Services was interviewed by WBAL Radio’s Anne Kramer.