Prevention

Front Porch Project Communities

The Front Porch Project has been implemented in communities across the country to prevent child abuse and neglect. Below are descriptions of current local partnerships and the sustaining organizations in each community.

Devereux Kids
Florida

Devereux Kids is a primary prevention and diversion program of Devereux Florida, which serves more than 13,000 families annually with a variety of services, including community outreach, child welfare services, and abuse and neglect prevention programs. The Devereux Kids programs build the capacity of community residents to become more involved in activities that promote safety and well-being for children by involving parents and community members in training, relationship building and skill development.

Learn more about Devereux Kids and its implementation of The Front Porch Project.

The Parent Child Center of Tulsa
Oklahoma

The Parent Child Center of Tulsa is a social service agency that was formed in 1990 as a result of the merger of two United Way agencies: The At-Risk Parent Child Program and Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS). The Parent Child Center is dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect through education, treatment and advocacy, providing services to more than 12,000 people each year.

Learn more about The Parent Child Center of Tulsa.

American Humane’s collaboration with The Parent Child Center of Tulsa was featured by local media:

• GRT News, Sept. 29th, 2009, Author James Vollbracht to Promote the Front Porch Project
• Tulsa World, Sept. 20th 2009, Village people: Can the old ways of caring be revived?
• The Tulsa World Aug. 24, 2009, article about The Front Porch Project
• Tulsa’s KJRH Channel 2 News was on hand to celebrate the start of the first Community Training on The Front Porch Project in Tulsa.
• The Tulsa World featured an editorial about The Front Porch Project.