The Raise Foundation is pleased to present our
Sixth Annual Raise Foundation™ Gala Dinner Dance – CASABLANCA
WHEN: Saturday, October 18, 2008
WHERE: Fairmont Newport Beach
Entertainment: Rik Howard Music
Ticket Prices: $175.00
2008 Gala Invitation
2008 Auction Solicitation Letter and Form
2008 Sponsorship and Advertisement Form
for more details or call our office at 949.955.1578
The Raise Foundation is Orange County’s official Child Abuse Prevention Council as officially designated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors (Resolution No. 74-492) in 1974. This is in keeping with the California Welfare and Institutions Code (Section 18982) which requires every county to have a child abuse prevention council.
We became incorporated as a private non-profit 501(c)3 agency in 1987 under the name The Child Abuse Council of Orange County. In 1999, we changed our name to Prevent Child Abuse – Orange County. We became The Raise Foundation. Better parents. Better kids. TM in 2003.
Our purpose has remained the same throughout: prevent child abuse, help others prevent child abuse and fulfill our mandate as Orange County’s Child Abuse Prevention Council.
We achieve this purpose by attacking the problem of child abuse through a multi-faceted strategy, recognizing that no single approach and no single agency can solve this problem alone. Our strategy includes providing direct services to at-risk families in order to give parents more tools to cope with the challenges of parenting and the stresses of life. We collaborate with other agencies and organizations in programs to prevent child abuse so that duplication of services can be minimized and the use of limited resources can be maximized. We convene the Prevent Child Abuse Network each month. This Network is comprised of organizations, businesses, agencies and individuals who are committed to eliminating child abuse in Orange County. We conduct public awareness campaigns and provide the public with educational forums, such as our annual Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Conference.
Finally, we look for areas where services and resources are still needed to help combat child abuse and we work to do something about them. In keeping with our mandate as the Child Abuse Prevention Council for Orange County, we report all of this to the Board of Supervisors annually.
Orange County receives, on average, over 85 reports of child abuse every day. We have our work cut out for us.
